Bioinformatic Research Assistant I
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 19 - 28
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Bioinformatics Research Assistant to support ongoing translational research projects focused on gene regulation cancer biology and hematopoiesis. The successful candidate will assist in analyzing large-scale sequencing datasets and contribute to the development of computational tools for data interpretation and visualization.Qualifications
Education
Bachelors degree (or current graduate student) in Bioinformatics Computational Biology Computer Science or a related field.
Proficiency in R Python or similar programming languages for data analysis.
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree
Yes
Experience
New grad with some relevant coursework 0-1 year preferred
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and command-line tools.
- Basic understanding of molecular biology and genomics.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Careful attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks.
- Computer literacy including database tools.
- Ability to follow directions and exhibit professionalism.
Key Responsibilities:
Process and analyze next-generation sequencing (NGS) data including RNA-seq ATAC-seq ChIP-seq and related datasets.
Perform data cleaning normalization and statistical analysis.
Conduct differential expression and pathway enrichment analyses.
Integrate bioinformatics data with publicly available databases (e.g. TCGA GEO ENCODE).
Generate high-quality figures and visualizations for presentations and manuscripts.
Maintain organized records of analyses scripts and results.
Collaborate with wet-lab scientists to interpret computational findings in the context of experimental results.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Physical Requirements
- Standing Occasionally (3-33%)
- Walking Occasionally (3-33%)
- Sitting Constantly (67-100%)
- Lifting Occasionally (3-33%) 20lbs - 35lbs
- Carrying Occasionally (3-33%) 20lbs - 35lbs
- Pushing Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Pulling Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Balancing Occasionally (3-33%)
- Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
- Kneeling Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Crouching Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Reaching Occasionally (3-33%)
- Gross Manipulation (Handling) Constantly (67-100%)
- Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
- Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
- Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
- Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
- Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
- Talking Constantly (67-100%)
- Hearing Constantly (67-100%)
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$19.76 - $28.44/HourlyGrade
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Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Spss
- Data Collection
- DNA Isolation
- Stata
- Biochemistry
- Qualitative Research Interviewing
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Molecular Biology
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
About Company
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