Bioinformatics Scientist I
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: September 20, 2023
Job Description:
About the Job
The Scientist I, Bioinformatics develops novel methods for
detecting, reporting and analyzing alterations in tumor DNA and
RNA, while optimizing existing methods. The incumbent provides
scientific and technical contributions for a designated project on
an interdisciplinary team. The Scientist I, Bioinformatics is also
responsible for supporting novel biomarker and companion
diagnostics development by mining and analyzing various types of
data generated during the product development and validation
process.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner within an interdisciplinary team of Biochemists,
Bioinformatics Scientists, Computational Biologists, Data
Scientists, focused on developing diagnostic products using
massively parallel sequencing of tumor genomic DNA and
RNA.
- Contribute to the development of new methods and algorithms to
identify and characterize alterations in tumor DNA and RNA derived
from clinical cancer specimens.
- Enhance existing methods, improving their assay capabilities as
well as their technical robustness.
- Process, analyze, and interpret high volumes of data for the
development and validation of methods.
- Monitor and evaluate analytical aspects of new and emerging
technologies.
- Present scientific and technical data to colleagues in a clear
and cohesive manner.
- Prepare project timetables, schedules and
deliverables.
- Provide independent contributions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Computational
Biology, Computer Science or similar discipline
- 1+ years of industry or academic medical center professional
experience or post-doctorate work
- Proficiency with programming and scripting languages R and
Python
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD degree in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Computational
Biology, Computer Science or similar discipline
- 3+ years of industry experience
- Strong scientific understanding of molecular biology and
genomics
- Facility with additional programming and scripting
languages
- Experience contributing to a complex production analytical
system
- Experience developing algorithms for analysis of biological
data
- Prior experience with high-throughput sequencing
- Experience in cancer research, including a working
understanding of computational approaches for cancer genome
analysis
- Excellent teamwork, time management and organizational
skills
- Ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary,
fast-paced, dynamic, and results-oriented environment
- Ability to present data to a multidisciplinary audience in a
clear and cohesive manner
- Understanding of HIPAA and importance of privacy of patient
data
- Strong interpersonal skills that include collaboration and
creative problem solving
- Impeccable documentation practices and attention to
detail
- The ability to prioritize and complete tasks in a timely
manner
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Keywords: Disability Solutions, Cambridge , Bioinformatics Scientist I, Other , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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