Scientist, Bioinformatics School of Medicine Neurology
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Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Discover Your Career at Emory University
Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.
Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- The Principal Scientist Bioinformatics performs work independently and functions as a highly skilled contributor/researcher by demonstrating advanced knowledge in the areas of bioinformatics techniques research and methods of analyzing data from experimental platforms.
- Duties include designing and developing software databases and interfaces for analyzing and manipulating research data.
- Responsible for analyzing and interpreting results of experiments.
- Collaborates with researchers to develop high throughput data processing and analysis capability and recommends potential alternative approaches to improve the quality of results.
- Directs and guides database searches and the computational analysis of resulting data.
- Provides direct technical customer support and helps guide implement and maintain further improvements to bioinformatics software databases and interfaces and works with the entire bioinformatics team to diagnose and fix related issues.
- Will have leadership responsibilities on projects may design develop and conduct research experiments.
- May provide workflow direction to subordinates oversee quality and training of team members and may serve as a mentor to junior staff.
- May assist in grant and other funding applications.
- With the approval of the supervisor and the responsible faculty director may serve as principal investigator on funded proposals may have their own research projects and/or have full responsibilities for specific areas or methodology development and user support.
- May be required to perform simple programming using Perl/Python or Java statistical programming web-development and database query through SQL. Performs other responsibilities as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- PhD in bioinformatics computer science biological or physical science or a related discipline and ten years of experience in software development in support of bioinformatics applications.
- Eligible experience is experience obtained following the achievement of earning the PhD.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of proteomics data acquisition and processing pipelines
- D. or equivalent degree in biostatistics statistics bioinformatics or basic science discipline
- Programming experience in Perl/Python or C/C
- Experience using version control (Git)
- Experience using Amazon web services for distributed computing or a local cluster
- Basic Linux system administration skills
- Demonstrable experience analyzing omics data
- Proficiency in using R or Python and Linux command line
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
Additional Details
Emory is an equal opportunity employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions educational programs or employment including recruitment hiring promotions transfers discipline terminations wage and salary administration benefits and training. Students faculty and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act and applicable executive orders federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination equal opportunity and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance 201 Dowman Drive Administration Building Atlanta GA 30322. Telephone: (V) (TDD).
Emory University is committed to ensuring equal access and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to seek a reasonable accommodation please contact the Department of Accessibility Services at or call (Voice) (TDD). We kindly ask that requests be made at least seven business days in advance to allow adequate time for coordination.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
About Company
"Have a Coke and a smile" means more to Emory University than it does to the rest of the world. The school, which has some 13,300 students and about 12,500 staff and faculty members, has a very low student-teacher ratio of about 7:1. It changed from Emory College to Emory University i ... View more
