Oregon Health & Science University · 6 hours ago
Computational Biologist 2
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$82K/yr - $130K/yr
3+ years expOregon Health & Science University is dedicated to pioneering advances in personalized cancer treatment and early detection through its Knight Cancer Institute. They are seeking a Computational Biologist / Clinical Bioinformatician to provide bioinformatics expertise in support of clinical test development, working closely with medical directors and scientists to develop and maintain clinical workflows in accordance with regulatory standards.
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Responsibilities
Support clinical test development through computational analysis of data and development of computational tools
Develop, validate, and maintain bioinformatics pipelines aligned with CAP/CLIA requirements
Implement and benchmark tools, algorithms, and workflows for variant calling, expression analysis, and proteomic profiling
Collaborate with medical directors, clinical bioinformatics teams, and wet bench scientists in a cross-disciplinary environment
Contribute to SOP-driven analysis workflows, ensuring reproducibility and regulatory compliance
Manage and maintain code, data, and version control repositories (e.g., GitHub)
Provide bioinformatics support for clinical reporting and test development
Stay current with emerging literature, methods, and tools in computational biology and clinical bioinformatics
Participates in the supervision of trainees involved in computational projects
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Computational Biology or related field AND 3 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computational Biology or related field AND 6 years of relevant experience
1 year of clinical experience in NGS data analysis including variant calling, copy number analysis and structural variant interpretation
1 year of clinical Bioinformatics Tools & Pipelines: Alignment (BWA, STAR, HISAT2); Variant callers (Mutect2, VarScan, Strelka, FreeBayes); Annotation tools (ANNOVAR, VEP, Oncotator); Workflow management (Nextflow, Snakemake, WDL/Cromwell)
Demonstrated ability to develop genomic analysis workflows
Demonstrated skills in a high-level programming language, preferably Python or R, Pearl, preferably in Linux or Unix, optionally with Java or C/C++
Experience with artificial intelligence methods
Experience with SOP-driven workflows for reproducibility and accreditation compliance
Experience with statistics and its applications to data analysis and interpretation
Experience with structured data storage and with multi-component data processing systems
Experience with architecture or tools for managing 'omics' or imaging data
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks at one time
Excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills: both written and verbal
Ability to work independently and as part of a team while being collaborative in resolving problems
Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Access, Word, and PowerPoint) on Window OS. Ability to accurately type 60wpm
Working knowledge of Oracle
Must have demonstrated excellent customer service skills both on the phone and in person
Must possess energy and drive to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to use tact and diplomacy to maintain effective working relationships
Preferred
PhD in Computational Biology or related field
Experience as a data analyst, data scientist, software developer or biostatistician, including at least 6 months in a collaborative teamwork environment
Clinical report generation
Experience with AWS data workflows
Familiarity with CLIA/CAP regulations for molecular diagnostics
High-performance computing experience
Experience developing, training, and implementing AI-based tools
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage at no or low cost to employees + Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
Several retirement plans to choose from with contributions from OHSU
25 days a year of paid time off
8 days of sick time off
Commuter subsidies
Tuition reimbursement
Access to group life insurance, disability insurance and other supplemental benefits
Annual Merit Increase
Growth/Development Opportunities
Employee discounts to local and major businesses
Company
Oregon Health & Science University
OHSU is a health and research university provides patient care, research, education of the next generation of health care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$36.6MKey Investors
U.S. Small Business AdministrationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesHyundai Hope On Wheels
2024-09-25Grant
2022-11-21Grant· $4.7M
2022-09-27Grant· $0.3M
Leadership Team
Tarek Salaway
Chief Executive Officer, OHSU Health
Lawrence Furnstahl
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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