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• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit: n/a
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary: n/a
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Bioinformatician. Bioinformatician is a critical member of CPMG and will perform intensive analysis of human genome genotype and sequence data for gene discovery in complex human disease.

Responsibilities

• Conduct standard analysis for genome sequencing next-generation sequencing (NGS) datasets (e.g. exome, genome, RNAseq)
• Implement structures and platforms for NGS annotation and variant classification
• Implement structures and platforms for integration of phenotypic and genomic data on HPC environments and cloud platforms
• Develop customized tools and pipelines for integrated analysis of genomic and phenotypic data.  
• Contribute to the scientific proposals and requests for resources to complete scientific goals
• Oversee and ensure compliance with data security and IRB rules
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics or related field, or equivalent in education and experience, plus four years of related experience
• Experience in bioinformatics and genetics field
• Team oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills, collaboration skills and an eagerness to learn
• Exposure to NGS data analysis and human genetics
• Experience in Unix/Linux systems including HPC environments
• Scripting languages: Python or Perl

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or Postdoctoral degree in relevant filed would substitute for experience
• Training in statistics or machine learning

Other Requirements

• Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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