Bioinformatician - Urology, Chan lab

Houston Methodist-posted 7 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Houston, TX
5,001-10,000 employees
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At Houston Methodist, the Bioinformatician position is responsible for managing all aspects of data analysis, data storage and bioinformatics support. This position specifically performs bioinformatics and statistical analysis for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) experiments as well as develops pipelines, application tools for laboratory scientists, and administrating local and remote servers.

  • Leads or coordinates discussions on a reoccurring or ad hoc schedule involving bioinformatics issues, updates and projects with physicians, staff and vendors.
  • Communicates effectively and demonstrates necessary application upgrades and needed improvements for medical director NGS result interpretation.
  • Performs bioinformatics analysis NGS assays.
  • Trains staff to perform clinical NGS assay bioinformatics analysis workflows prior to medical director result interpretation.
  • Maintains hardware, servers, software and databases used in the lab.
  • In coordination with the medical directors, testing personnel and vendors, troubleshoots bioinformatics pipelines, application or hardware related issues as they arise.
  • Maintains compliance with guidelines set by regulatory bodies.
  • Prepares bioinformatics analysis protocols to be implemented into the clinical testing workflow and clinical NGS report templates for the medical directors.
  • Validates and performs audits of scheduled bioinformatics quality assurance tasks, including but not limited to new versions of publicly annotated databases, COSMIC, server backup and failover testing.
  • Maintains a safe environment within the Laboratory, following all policies and procedures for safety, security and emergency preparedness.
  • Accountable for the proper use of equipment and supplies.
  • Utilizes all available work time by assisting others and performing additional tasks.
  • Develops and validates new and current bioinformatics pipelines, Gui application tools, application upgrades and server hardware.
  • Provides statistical support to health science research projects.
  • Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development.
  • Master of Science degree with a major in bioinformatics, computer science, biostatistics or mathematics
  • One year of work experience in bioinformatics analysis
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