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Bioinformatician Job Number: 2024-46904
Category: Information Technology
Location: Worcester, MA
Shift: Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Business Unit: UMass Chan Medical School
Department: School - Innate Immunity - W710067
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary Grade: 72
Num. Openings: 1
Post Date: Aug. 23, 2024
GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:
Under the direction of a member of the faculty, the Bioinformatician is responsible for the design, development, evaluation and iterative modification of a technical infrastructure to expedite the quantitative evaluation of data resulting from studies that are laboratory based. The position will entail the establishment and maintenance of applicable in-house bioinformatics resources and interaction with individual lab members on customized research projects, as well independent projects that are solely computational.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Establish general bioinformatics resources for day-to-day use by members of the laboratory.
- In collaboration with a faculty member, generate customized programming solutions to improve user interaction with available bioinformatics resources.
- Assist in the implementation of programs for microarray analysis, high-throughput sequencing data analysis, cis regulatory motif identification, and multi-genome protein motif searches.
- Local establishment and customization of model organism genomic databases and tools for batch sequence analysis utilizing these resources.
- Interpret and present study results in support of laboratory members.
- Provide tabular and written summaries of approaches and analyses in a form suitable for inclusion in manuscripts or grant applications, as well as media for presentation at scientific meetings.
- Develop and implement custom bioinformatics programming solutions in collaboration with lab as necessary.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other research computing expertise at the Medical School as necessary.
- Participate in conference calls and data management meetings as needed.
- Perform other duties as required.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS in computer science or a related discipline.
- 0-1 year of related experience.
- Strong background in statistical methodology, software languages and computer systems (Perl, C++, R, MySQL, etc.).
- Experience in writing basic search algorithms and the ability to generate new algorithms and programs for custom data manipulation and analysis.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and interpersonal skills necessary to interact with a wide range of individuals.
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