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US: Bioinformatics Scientist-

Date: 24-Oct-2013
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Bioinformatics Scientist-

2 years industry or academic experience in computational biology. Past laboratory experience a plus, along with an appreciation for when to use a computational approach and when to do an experiment. Ability to use high performance computing environments. Parallel/concurrent programming ability is a plus.

Masters degree in Biology with doctorate in a Computational, Statistical or Bioinformatics related field. Strong publication record in the field of Genetics, Bioinformatics, or Statistics. Demonstrated successful development of novel, statistically-motivated algorithms to extract meaning from diverse biological data. Successful experience working closely with experimental collaborators to test computationally derived hypotheses. Ability to work on cross-functional teams to meet milestones and deadlines. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Competence in at least one broadly accepted statistical package (e.g. R, SAS, S+, Minitab). Scientific programming skills in at least one high performance (e.g. C, C++, Java, Scala) and one scripting language (e.g. Perl, Python). Ability to write SQL queries and design simple relational database schemas. Demonstrated ability to learn methods and technologies as necessary to meet objectives.

2 years industry or academic experience in computational biology. Past laboratory experience a plus, along with an appreciation for when to use a computational approach and when to do an experiment. Ability to use high performance computing environments. Parallel/concurrent programming ability is a plus. Experience guiding experimentalists on the best use of computational approaches for their projects and guiding informaticists on how to best meet the requirements of experimentalists.

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