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Beth Israel Lahey Health · 1 month ago

Bioinformatician and Data Infrastructure Lead

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$95K/yr - $145K/yr

5+ years exp

Beth Israel Lahey Health is a growing healthcare organization that aims to make a difference in people’s lives. They are seeking a Bioinformatician / Data Infrastructure & Analytics Lead who will drive the lab’s computational strategy and data ecosystem, establishing lab-wide data standards and developing integrative analytic frameworks that support high-impact research and translational discovery.

Elder CareHealth CareHospitalPrimary and Urgent CareProfessional ServicesTraining

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Leads projects associated with the design, development and maintenance of data collection instruments, databases and procedure manuals

Leads the design and implements, performs data management and quality control procedures as necessary for routine and special projects

Creates novel computational approaches and analytical tools as required by research goals

Analyzes large molecular datasets such as raw microarray data, genomic sequence data, and proteomics data for clinical or basic research purposes

Independently develops computational systems to allow comparison or integration of data from multiple sources. Supports the creation of such applications in support of research projects

Leads and collaborates with program staff on the design and analysis of biostatistics aspects of research protocols. Participates in the design of questionnaires and interview forms

Compiles data for use in activities such as gene expression profiling, genome annotation, and structural bioinformatics . Provides statistical and computational tools for biologically based activities such as genetic analysis, measurement of gene expression, and gene function determination

Analyzes data beginning with univariate and multivariate analyses such as logistic regression and factor analysis for research studies. Supports the interpretation and assists in the creation of study results in collaboration with faculty members, epidemiologists, biostatisticians and other team members

Provides tabular and graphic summaries of analyses in a form suitable for inclusion in manuscripts for publication in peer reviewed scientific journals as well as for presentation at scientific meetings

Travels to project specific administrative and or national clinical meetings and presents findings. Attends project team meetings as needed

Has the authority to direct and support employees daily work activities. Has authority to undertake or recommend the following employment actions: hiring, termination, corrective action and performance reviews. Direct Reports: None Indirect Reports: None

Assists in planning, monitoring and/or managing budget in functional area of department

Qualification

Computational BiologyBioinformaticsNext Generation SequencingR/BioconductorData ManagementCustomer ServiceTeam LeadershipWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationProblem Solving

Required

Doctoral degree in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or related field required

5-8 years related work experience required in Integration of multiple complex NGS datasets including RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, ATAC-seq, CUT&RUN, and atlas-scale single cell/nucleus sequencing data and 1-3 years supervisory/management experience required

Must be able to apply existing algorithms in the analysis of such data and, if necessary, derive novel programs. These include expertise in multivariable regression analyses, ChIP/ATAC peak calling, comprehensive motif analyses (discovery, enrichment, etc.), and single cell deconvolution and clustering

Must have experience in performing bioinformatic analyses for a core, including acting as a liaison to core clients/users. Must have demonstrated facility in providing bioinformatic consultation, including translation of a user goals into a clear bioinformatic output. As such, should show evidence of authorship or attribution on multiple manuscripts

Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases

Preferred

Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases

Specific skills using R/Bioconductor, Seurat, Picard, and CellBender preferred. Experience with online visualization tools for biological data, such as UCSC Genome Browser, Morpheus, and Single-Cell Portal

Should be able to clearly delineate and explain the goals, relative strengths/weaknesses of various possible computational algorithms to biologists without bioinformatic experience

Company

Beth Israel Lahey Health

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Beth Israel Lahey Health Center offers patient care, urgent care, assisted living, and research and education services.

Founded in 2019

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.bilh.org

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