Bioinformatics / Computational Biology Scientist

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 1 Year(s)
75% Travel

Skills

bioinformatics
computational biology
Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)
RNA sequencing
Amplicon
Single-cell/nuclei
Endogenous miRNA
R
Python
building pipelines
automating workflows
Nextflow
snakemake
proteomic
transcriptomic data
WGCNA
DEG

Job Details

Title: Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Scientist
Location: Waltham, MA (Hybrid)
Duration: 1+ Year
Experience: 5 Year
NOTE: This is a highly technical role - Please read ALL the requirements below.
Job Description REQUIREMENTS for the Bioinformatics/Computational Scientist:

  • 3+ years of experience in bioinformatics or computational biology
  • Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field (No Bachelors degrees)
  • Demonstrated expertise in the following areas:
  • Developing and running pipelines for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis including:
  • Bulk RNA sequencing (DEG, WGCNA, etc)
  • Single-cell/nuclei RNA sequencing
  • Amplicon sequencing
  • Endogenous miRNA profiling, off-target analysis, artificial miRNA design
  • Biomarker analyses based on proteomic, transcriptomic data
  • Long-read sequencing (PacBio, Oxford Nanopore)
  • Querying and curation of publicly available omic datasets
  • Effective data visualization

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

  • Proficiency in R, Python
  • Expertise with NGS data analysis
  • Expertise in building pipelines, automating workflows (Nextflow, snakemake)
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