Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Scientist

  • Waltham, MA
  • Posted 1 day ago | Updated 1 day ago

Overview

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Skills

Python
R
NGS
hpc
bioinformatics

Job Details

Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Scientist

Hybrid in Waltham, MA

12+ month Contract

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)
  • Expertise using HPC, AWS s3, Google Cloud Platform, git
  • Familiarity with public genomic and other databases and data repositories (GTEx, SRA, UKBB)
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