Bioinformatician - Open Rank
Job Number: 2024-45527
Category: Research
Location: Worcester, MA
Shift: Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Business Unit: UMass Chan Medical School
Department: School - Neurology - W832500
Job Type: Full-Time
Union Code: Non Union Position -W60- Non Unit Professional
Num. Openings: 1
Post Date: April 16, 2024
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of a member of the faculty, the Bioinformatician is responsible for the design, development, evaluation, and modification of a technical infrastructure to expedite the quantitative evaluation of data resulting from laboratory-based studies. The position involves establishing and maintaining in-house bioinformatics resources, collaborating on customized research projects, and independent computational projects.
This is an open-rank posting. Candidates will be hired based on experience.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Establish general bioinformatics resources for day-to-day use
- Collaborate on customized programming solutions
- Implement programs for data analysis
- Interpret and present study results
- Develop custom bioinformatics programming solutions
- Collaborate with research computing experts
- Participate in meetings as needed
- Perform other duties as required
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS in computer science or related discipline
- 0-1 year of related experience
- Strong background in statistical methodology and software languages
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
- 1-3 years of bioinformatics-related research experience
- Strong programming skills
- Knowledge in biostatistics packages and SQL queries
- Highly self-motivated
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