TheU.S. National Science Foundation National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS)and theInstitute for Computational and Data Sciences(ICDS)at Penn State seeks an outstanding scientist to fill a Bioinformatics Staff Scientist (Research Data Scientist - Intermediate Professional) position dedicated to advancing the collaborative research of the CentersWorking Groups.

NCEMS is an interdisciplinary research Center positioned at the interface of data science with molecular and cellular biology. The Center provides leadership in the integration of diverse publicly available datasets enabling cross-disciplinary teams of scientists to synthesize knowledge and pursue fundamental questions at the forefront of the life sciences.

About the Position: Bioinformatics Staff Scientists play a supporting role in enabling the research efforts of multidisciplinary scientific teams supported by NCEMS typically contributing to 2-3 projects simultaneously.

Work Arrangement: This position has the potential to be a hybrid of remote and on-site work with a minimum requirement of 3 days per week on-site at the Penn State University Park campus. This position does notpermitfully remote work.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with NCEMS Working Groups to design and implement computational methods for integrating analyzing and visualizing complex molecular and cellular biology data

• Lead data wrangling harmonization standardization and quality control of existing biological datasets with emphasis on next-generation sequencing data.

• Develop and apply end-to-end data processing workflows from raw data across modern experimental modalities (including for example RNA-seqscRNA-seqChIP-seq DNA-seq ATAC-seq and Hi-C).

• Advise on the selection development and application of bioinformatics tools and pipelines (e.g. alignment expression analysis variant calling) using open and reproducible science best practices.

• Support the publication of intermediate data products code and documentation.

• Stayup-to-datewith the latest advancements in bioinformatics computational biology and available biological datasets.

Education and Experience:

• M.S. or PhD in Computational Biology Bioinformatics Computer Science Statistics Data Science or a related fieldis preferred.

• Strongproficiencyin Python and/or R for data analysis scripting and statistical modeling.

• Demonstrated experience processing raw next-generation sequencing data and developing end-to-end reproducible analysis workflows.

• Experience working with complex molecular and cellular datasets such as genomic transcriptomic epigenomic proteomic metabolomic/lipidomic and single-cell or multi-omics data.

• Solid understanding of genetic principles molecular biology techniques and genomic databases.

• Experience developing new bioinformatics tools as dictated by research needs.

• Publications in peer-reviewed journalsdemonstratingcontributions to the field.

• Experience supporting/contributing to multi-PI projects.

Candidates must alsodemonstratea commitment to ethical conduct and research integrity strong work ethic strong interpersonal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.

Application materials: Required documents include the following:

• A current Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume

• A cover letter detailing the candidates interest in the role

Benefits:

Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being. For more detailed information please visitourBenefits Page.