Bioinformatics Scientist - Remote / Telecommute

Job Title: Bioinformatics Scientist - Remote / Telecommute

Job Location: Ridgefield, CT

Job Type: Contract

Pay Range: $41.97hr - $46.97hr

Job Overview:

The candidate will serve as a Bioinformatics Scientist, applying strong scientific understanding and methods to support novel therapeutic target identification and disease biomarker discovery. Experience in pharmaceutical research and immunological disease is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Apply strong scientific understanding and experience in bioinformatics.
• Design, implement, and deploy NGS data analysis workflows for data processing, visualization, integration, and mining to support novel therapeutic target identification and disease biomarker discovery.
• Implement methods for omics data analysis and interpretation of genomic data sets (e.g., bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, ATAC-Seq).
• Utilize contemporary data visualization methods like R Shiny and D3.
• Analyze diverse datasets (multi-omics) to identify relevant drug discovery targets and downstream effects relevant to immune disease.
• Mine internal, collaborative, and public databases to assist in the characterization of immune disease.
• Select and benchmark methods and tools, defining and performing appropriate QC measures.
• Apply and develop innovative analysis approaches when standard methods are not adequate.
• Interpret and present analysis results to coworkers and collaborators.
• Follow relevant scientific literature to ensure the use of optimal methods and understand emerging practices across the field.
• Interpret the outcome of experiments, propose appropriate follow-up, and suggest new avenues of investigation.
• Communicate work effectively orally and in writing, contributing to writing protocols, procedures, and technical reports.
• Automate processing, results reporting, and delivery.
• Report and treat data with a high level of integrity and ethics.
• Comply with applicable regulations and maintain proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies.

Skills:

• Experience analyzing next-generation sequencing (NGS), functional genomics, statistics for big data analysis, or multi-omics data integration.
• Good knowledge of existing bioinformatics databases and file formats.
• In-depth understanding of computational methods for NGS analysis and the usage of public data resources.
• Strong hands-on skills in relevant programming languages (e.g., R, Python, Shiny, UNIX/Linux, UNIX bash shell scripting, Nextflow), statistical software, cloud computing, visualization tools, and relevant R/Bioconductor packages.
• Demonstrated ability to produce well-designed and documented code.
• Familiarity with computational biology tools and experience working with computational biologists to solve problems.
• Ability to thrive in a multi-disciplinary and collaborative environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot both individually and as part of a team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate in an open, transparent, timely, and consistent manner.

Education:

• Master s degree from an accredited institution with 1+ years of experience in a related scientific discipline (Computer Science, Genomics, Biostatistics, or Bioinformatics preferred) OR Bachelor s degree from an accredited institution with 7+ years of experience in a STEM discipline.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities