Staff Scientist Bioinformatics

Geisinger

7d • Remote

About The Position

Responsible for conducting and supervising research in computational biology, bioinformatics, quantitative genomics or a related field under the supervision of a Research Faculty member. Assumes responsibility for a specific topic within the research program and supervises the postdoctoral fellows and support staff in the conduct of that research.

Requirements

• Doctoral Degree- (Required)
• Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience (Required)
• Skills: Reference Content, Research Analysis, Research And Development Function, Research Documents, Research Methodologies

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral Degree-Computational Biology (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages a specific bioinformatics, computational biology or quantitative genomics project within the research program under the supervising faculty member.
• May prepare and submit funding applications within the content areas of the supervisor with permission of the supervisor.
• May manage a small research group; conducting reviews and evaluating work.
• Leads discussions regarding experimental design, data analysis and interpretation of results.
• May represent the supervising faculty member in leading the research group as needed.
• Responsible for gathering preliminary data for grant applications, completion of objectives of funded external grants, and preparation of completed work for publication.
• Contributes to writing grant applications or manuscripts.
• May serve on research committees.
• Collaborates and leads genomics and bioinformatics analysis for clinical faculty and other investigators.
• Performs literature searches to gather information pertaining to research projects or analytical methods in order to develop new protocols, research projects or grant applications for the work group.
• Advises other research employees regarding technical and analytical problems within area of expertise.
• Participates in work group meetings and formal seminars to present, explain, and discuss research interests.
• Makes presentations to extramural audiences at national meetings and academic institutions.
• Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.
• The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Benefits

• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
• We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees