St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · 20 hours ago
Senior Bioinformatics Research Scientist
Memphis, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$104K/yr - $186K/yr
5+ years expSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Research Scientist for data science projects within the Center for Pharmacogenomics. The role focuses on developing and implementing informatics tools for EHR-driven phenotyping to support pharmacogenomics discovery research, collaborating with experts to co-develop phenotyping algorithms.
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Responsibilities
Provide research support and deliver high-quality results by formulating an efficient analytical approach with the available data
Deliver data files, and document the analytical process. May participate in manuscript preparation at project's conclusion
Assist with establishing and documenting protocols or best practices for common research tasks, and in the formulation of analytical plans that use the best approach to address challenging data analysis questions
Assist in the evaluation and testing of new methods and technologies
Contribute ideas to automate or improve existing analysis methods. Implement the improvement or work with others to do so
Participate in the department's developmental projects and interdepartmental team projects
Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution
Maintains regular and predictable attendance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant post-degree work experience in relevant area (e.g., bioinformatics, cheminformatics, statistics/computer science with a background in biological sciences or chemistry) (OR) Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience (OR) PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience
Significant experience in at least one programming or scripting language and at least one statistical package, with R preferred
Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, cheminformatics, statistics/computer science (with a background in biological sciences or chemistry) or related field
Minimum Requirement: Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant post-degree work in bioinformatics, cheminformatics, statistics/computer science (with a background in biological sciences or chemistry)
Experience Exception: Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant post-degree experience (OR) PhD with 2+ years of relevant post-degree experience
Preferred
Demonstrated expertise in EHR-based phenotype extraction and curation are strongly preferred
Master's degree or PhD preferred
Company
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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5001-10000 employees
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