Bioinformatician III

University of Massachusetts Medical School•Worcester, MA

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of a member of the faculty, the Bioinformatician is responsible for the design, development, evaluation and iterative modification of a technical infrastructure to expedite the quantitative evaluation of data resulting from studies that are laboratory based. The position will entail the establishment and maintenance of applicable in-house bioinformatics resources and interaction with individual lab members on customized research projects, as well independent projects that are the solely computational. This is an open-rank posting (there are 4 levels of Bioinformatician) - candidates will be hired into the level commensurate with their experience.

Requirements

Requirements noted for Bioinformatician I plus:
Master's degree in Computer Science, a related computational discipline, or equivalent experience
1-3 years of bioinformatics-related research experience
Proven research record such as co-authorship on peer-reviewed publications required
Strong background in programming.
Fluent in one programming language (Java or C/C++) and one scripting language (shell, Perl or Python)
Strong communication skills, both the oral and written necessary to interact with a wide range of individuals

Nice To Haves

Knowledge in biostatistics packages (R or Matlab) and SQL queries are strongly suggested

Responsibilities

Design and implement reusable bioinformatics analysis pipelines for processing next-generation sequencing, microarray, genomics, proteomics and chemogenomics data.
Integrate computational methods/pipelines with high performance computing clusters.
Collaborate closely with PIs and their lab members on research projects including defining the scope of the collaboration, researching on the scientific topics, and implementing the appropriate bioinformatics solutions that meet timelines.
Participate in the oral presentation of all project findings and abstracts including participation in periodic project status meetings and presentation of final project deliverables.
Develop rapid prototypes and custom scripts for one-off type of analysis requests.
Develop novel algorithms and integrated data visualization applications when existing software packages are not available or adequate.
Properly document the procedures used in computational analysis and provide summary report of results suitable for inclusion in manuscript and grant applications.
Local establishment and customization of genomic, proteomics databases and provide batch analysis utilities that make use of these resources.
Develop custom databases and web portals for managing raw and processed experimental data.
Provide bioinformatics training and workshops for analysis pipelines and in-house developed software applications.
Coordinate and collaborate with other bioinformaticians, biostatisticians, information technology professionals, and interdepartmental project teams.