Boston Children's Hospital · 2 days ago

Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Providing computational support services to Boston Children's Hospital scientists and clinicians by applying a wide range of bioinformatics tools, methods and technologies.

Completing highly complex assignments in the required timeframe, maintaining and upgrading Research Computing tools, and resolving problems associated with assignments.

Leading or participating in complex Research Computing projects, setting goals and objectives, coordinating work activities, and training staff and researchers.

Creating compelling communications that clearly deliver complex content, preparing communications appropriate for management and internal distributions, and providing feedback on documents prepared by staff.

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BioinformaticsHigh-performance computingOpen-source softwareSingle-cell RNA-seqBulk RNA-seqChIP-seqMethylationBiomedical research technologiesR programmingPython programmingSQL databasesGit version controlScientific workflow toolsHPC clustersProject managementTeam coordinationTechnical documentationPublication recordTraining developmentProblem-solvingLeadershipCommunicationCloud Computing

Required

Minimum of 4-year Bachelor's degree in STEM

Minimum of five years of advanced bioinformatics experience

Extensive knowledge of the use of bioinformatics computations in high-performance computing environments, including open-source bioinformatics software and pipelines to support diverse bioinformatics analyses such as single-cell RNA-seq, bulk RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, methylation, etc.

Extensive knowledge of technologies used in support of biomedical research, such as programming languages (R and Python), databases (SQL), version control (Git), scientific workflow tools and high-performance computing clusters

Ability to resolve a wide range of complex Research Computing assignments in support of biomedical research

Ability to routinely lead complex projects and coordinate project teams; readiness to seek advice and guidance when needed and to operate effectively in collaboration with scientists and clinicians; ability to follow, improve and create technical documentation and standard operating procedures

Strong publication record

Ability to effectively convey messages through written communication that are tailored to target audience; meeting discussions and one-on-one verbal communications are clear and effective; ability to conduct effective meetings, to present in departmental and hospital forums, and to develop training instructions and manuals