Job ID: #9416

Scientist-Bioinformatics

Cambridge, MA
Science Science
Research & Development

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.

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