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Company

Oxford Nanopore Technologies · 8 hours ago

Principal Applications Bioinformatician - Human Genetics

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $225K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Evaluate, plan, prioritize and conduct experiments and data analysis with an emphasis on extracting meaningful insights relevant to the application of Nanopore’s sequencing platform to human translational genetics.

Prototype innovative bioinformatics analysis and pipelines and define best practices, specifically tailored for human genetics (e.g. rare disease or population sequencing, etc.) as well as performance testing and improving of existing pipelines according to requirements agreed on with internal stakeholders.

Communicate results, recommendations, and problems to internal stake-holders including commercial teams and R&D.

Develop and maintain relationships with community leaders in human genetics applications and tool development, work with these scientists to understand requirements and gaps in the field, and to remedy them when possible.

Interface with various teams, including customer workflows and commercial teams like marketing and product management, to integrate bioinformatics solutions and analysis into broader organizational goals. This includes providing domain-specific expert knowledge to inform priorities as well as feasibility.

Work closely with internal stakeholders to provide technical assessment, development, and support to key accounts in order to promote broader adoption of human genetics translational applications using nanopore devices.

Any other duties as might be required within the remit and responsibilities of the post.

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Relevant fieldBiotechnology Industry ExperienceHuman Genetics focusBioinformatics expertiseStatistics knowledgeLong read sequencing toolsNext generation sequencingScripting languagesData analysisLarge data sets handlingPythonRTechnical assessmentProject management

Required

Relevant Phd and post doc (or equivalent industry experience) plus 5 year Biotechnology Industry Experience with Human Genetics focus

Experience of developing analysis tools and/or pipelines for long read sequencing data in the field of human genetics

Expertise in bioinformatics and statistics. In-depth knowledge of the range and limitations of existing bioinformatics tools in the context of next generation sequencing.

Experience in at least one human genetics application of next generation sequencing

Track record of successfully performing appropriate bioinformatics sequence analyses for a range of different kinds of human genetics project

Practical experience of handling and analyzing large data sets and working closely with lab scientists to continually refine the experimental and analytical approaches

Ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical internal and external stakeholders

Versatility and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

Experience with scripting languages e.g. Python, R etc.

Up to date with latest literature about NGS and analysis of human genetics data

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Company 401(k) plan and company match

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Basic life insurance

Commuter benefits

Company

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is a biotechnology company that develops and commercializes nanopore sequencing technology.

Founded in 2005

Oxford, Oxfordshire, GBR

501-1,000 employees

http://www.nanoporetech.com

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