Bioinformatician I

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Channing Division of Network Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital is looking for an exceptional Bioinformatician to join the Systems Genetics and Genomics group to advance research in respiratory disease, with a focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This group has led significant genetic and multi-omic studies in this disease, identifying novel genetic associations and performing functional studies to uncover new disease pathways. The Bioinformatician will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of geneticists, genetic epidemiologists, biostatisticians, computational biologists, and translational scientists.

Requirements

BS degree and 1-3 years programming experience developing software solutions or MS in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or biological engineering.
Understanding of programming with agile development methods.
Experience in Programing with MATLAB, R, Python and/or Java that focus on computational biological applications.
Experience with common bioinformatics and genomic browsers [NCBI, Genbank, UCSC].
Understanding the use of bioinformatics tools including common NGS tools [BWA, samtools, GATK].
Knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu).
Must work independently.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Ability to work in a highly collaborative and intellectually challenging environment.
Perform the technology watch; contribute to the strategy and evolution of existing services, as well as future architecture evolution around communication platforms.

Responsibilities

Apply statistical and machine learning techniques to solve 'big data' problems.
Program using MATLAB, R, Python, and/or Java for computational biological applications.
Utilize common bioinformatics and genomic browsers such as NCBI, Genbank, and UCSC.
Employ common NGS tools including BWA, samtools, and GATK.
Work in a highly collaborative and intellectually challenging environment.
Perform technology watch; contribute to the strategy and evolution of existing services, as well as future architecture evolution around communication platforms.
Work independently.
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.