Scientific Curator - Cell Products
Scientific Curator - Cell Products
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$ 65018 - 108857
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Job Summary
The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) is seeking aScientific Curator Cell Productsto join our team. This fully remote role is essential to advancing JAXs mission by ensuring that scientific data is accurately captured standardized and integrated across internal and external platforms.
The Scientific Curator promotes the adoption of institutional metadata standards and supports individual laboratories and scientific services in submitting high-quality data and metadata. This enables proper tracking and reuse of scientific datasets across the organization. The role also involves working with external collaborators to manage the integration of externally sourced data with in-house data ensuring consistency and scientific integrity.
In addition the Scientific Curator serves as a key liaison between research teams and JAXs technical groupsincluding JAX Data Science and Research IThelping to translate complex research needs into actionable improvements in software and data infrastructure.
What You Contribute
- Review and extract relevant data from scientific publications and experimental results.
- Annotate and standardize biological chemical or clinical data using controlled vocabularies and ontologies.
- Collaborate with researchers and database developers to refine data models and improve curation workflows.
- Conduct validation error-checking and consistency reviews to ensure data quality.
- Stay informed on scientific advancements and incorporate new knowledge into JAX databases and systems.
What Youre Good At
- Masters degree in Molecular Biology Computational Biology Bioinformatics or a related life sciences field is required; Ph.D. preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in scientific data curation bioinformatics or a related field.
- Strong understanding of scientific literature experimental techniques and data interpretation.
- Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and databases such as UniProt GenBank and relevant data standards.
- Experience with data annotation and ontologies (e.g. Gene Ontology) is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Perl is a plus.
- Exceptional attention to detail analytical thinking and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to exercise discretion judgment and diplomacy in a high-profile environment.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
The salary range is $65018 - $108857. Salary will be determined based on qualifications and relevant experience.
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About JAX:
The Jackson Laboratory is an independent nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine Connecticut California)Japan andChina. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
Founded in 1929 JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease advancing treatments and cures for cancer neurological and immune disorders diabetes aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity integrates basic research with clinical application educates current and future scientists and provides critical data tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information please visit.
EEO Statement:
The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race color religion age mental disability physical disability medical condition gender sexual orientation genetic information ancestry marital status national origin veteran status and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.
Employment Type
Full-Time
