Associate Bioinformatician - Liver

Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Associate Bioinformatician manages and organizes large databases and conducts statistical and genomic analyses. The role uses software to gather, store, manipulate, and analyze research data. Working with researchers and biologists, the Associate Bioinformatician supports innovative genomic analyses of structural variation, epigenetics, and gene expression in an integrated environment that combines experimental and bioinformatics approaches to human disease. The position provides bioinformatics services for biomedical data generated by cutting-edge genomic technologies. The ideal candidate has strong statistical and programming proficiencies and proven expertise in genomic analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computer Sciences, Statistics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a research environment.
• Strong statistical and programming proficiencies.
• Proven expertise in genomic analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a related field preferred.
• 2–3 years of experience in a research environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement bioinformatics tools and processes.
• Identify and resolve technical issues and propose upgrades to current software.
• Develop projects and work independently on a variety of bioinformatics analysis projects.
• Manage databases and conduct statistical and genomic analyses.
• Participate in the preparation of manuscripts and presentations.
• Perform sequence and structural analysis, data mining, or statistical modeling, as applicable.
• Collaborate with wet-bench biologists and independently analyze data from projects using microarrays and high-throughput sequencing.
• Analyze microarray and high-throughput sequencing data and perform genome sequence analysis, experimental design, and statistical analysis.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level