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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

A Bioinformatician position is available to work within a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment comprising bioinformaticians, geneticists, scientists, and clinicians at the Division of Nephrology. The selected candidate will employ state-of-the-art bioinformatics approaches to studying the genetics of human kidney and urinary tract diseases.

Responsibilities

• Conduct standard analysis for DNA microarray and NGS datasets
• Participate in GWAS, PheWAS, CNV, and microbiome analysis and annotation
• Perform NGS data annotation and variant classification
• Develop, implement and customize bioinformatics scripts and pipelines
• Manage and QC genotyping and sequencing raw data
• Prepare processed data for submission to public databases and publications ????????????
• Perform additional related duties and responsibilities as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics or related field, or equivalent in education and experience, plus three years of related experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, team-oriented, and an eagerness to learn
• Experience working in a Linux/Unix environment, either bash or Perl scripting for system administration/data management, and programming in R and Python for bioinformatics applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in bioinformatics, computer sciences, or related field
• Familiarity with Docker and AWS  are pluses for this position
• Literacy in statistics and genetics and experience working with microarray or NGS analysis and annotation tools are highly desirable

Other Requirements

• Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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