Brigham and Women's Hospital · 10 hours ago
Bioinformatician I RESEARCH NEUROLOGY OB
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$75K/yr - $110K/yr
0+ years expBrigham and Women's Hospital is a not-for-profit organization focused on patient care, research, teaching, and community service. The Bioinformatician I is responsible for combining biology, medicine, and information technology to analyze biological data and support research teams in their data analysis needs.
Health CareMedical
Responsibilities
Assist in the analysis of biological data using bioinformatics tools and software
Perform data processing, quality control, and database maintenance
Collaborate with research teams to understand their data analysis needs
Support the development and implementation of data analysis pipelines
Conduct basic statistical analyses and data visualization
Participate in the interpretation and presentation of results
Working under very general supervision, the Bioinformatics Analyst will have demonstrated independent design and innovation in one or more of the following areas of specialization: algorithm development, data analysis, quality assurance/testing, pipeline software/computing development, user interface design & report development, web-based application development, or report development
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree Computational Biology or related field required
Demonstrated experience in infrastructure, programming languages, and computational sciences
Demonstrated ability working with open-source bioinformatics software
Possess strong analytical skills, including critical thinking, data modeling, problem solving, and troubleshooting
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, to all levels of staff
Excellent time management skills
Preferred
PhD or Master's Degree Related Field of Study preferred
Computational Sciences Experience 0-1 year preferred
Perform analysis of bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, and single-nucleus RNA-seq datasets, including quality control, alignment, quantification, differential expression, and pathway analysis
Apply established laboratory pipelines and workflows to new datasets
Generate figures, visualizations, and summary reports for internal meetings, manuscripts, and grant applications
Validate data and perform error checking to ensure data integrity and reproducibility
Organize datasets and analysis outputs using lab-approved data storage and version-control practices
Collaborate with postdoctoral fellows, research scientists, and the Principal Investigator to interpret results and plan next analytical steps
Maintain documentation of analyses and computational workflows
Stay current with relevant bioinformatics tools and methods
Experience with statistical analysis for differential gene expression and mapping to biological pathways
Ability to apply statistical and machine learning techniques to solve ‘big data' problems
Ability to analyze single-cell expression data
Good organizational skills, detail-oriented
Experience in Programing with MATLAB, R, Python, and/or Java that focuses on computational biological applications
Experience with common bioinformatics and genomic browsers [NCBI, Genbank, UCSC]
Understanding the use of bioinformatics tools, including common NGS tools [BWA, samtools, GATK]
Ability to work in a highly collaborative and intellectually challenging environment
Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and creative problem-solving abilities
Ability to prepare manuscripts for presentation and publication
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and collaboratively within a research team
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Professionalism in an academic research environment
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits
Career advancement opportunities
Differentials
Premiums and bonuses as applicable
Recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth
Company
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital is an academic medical center based in Boston, Massachusetts.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$22.15MKey Investors
American Medical AssociationThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable TrustMassachusetts Life Sciences Center
2023-06-21Grant
2022-06-30Grant· $16M
2021-01-08Grant· $0.4M
Leadership Team
Caroline Fox
Associate Professor (Part Time), Medicine
David Silbersweig
Chairman Emeritus
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