Located in Cambridge, MA

Responsibilities of the Scientist-Bioinformatics:

• Responsible for formulating scientific questions into coherent analytical efforts, developing rigorous statistical modeling and bioinformatics methods, integrating large scale multi-modal datasets to derive quantitative biological insights, and communicating scientific findings to project teams.
• Benchmark new tools for RNA-seq and single-cell RNA-seq data analysis and propose improvements.
• Support and contribute to the development and implementation of innovative computational approaches for the analysis of large sequence datasets from NGS technologies.
• Participate in collaboration with external and internal researchers on the analyses of NGS data;
• Interpret and present the results of the computational and statistical analyses to collaborators and co-workers.

Requirements of the Scientist-Bioinformatics:

• MS/Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field, with at least 2 years industry experience.
• Proven expertise in single-cell RNA sequencing (RNAseq) with a track record of handling and analyzing large-scale datasets.
• Strong programming skills in various computer languages and experience with database management.
• Experience with machine learning approaches and their application to biological problems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience leading teams and managing stakeholders.