Kelly Services
Location
Ridgefield, CT | United States
Job description
Bioinformatics Scientist III/IV
At Kelly®, we’re passionate about helping you find a job that works for you. How about this one? We’re seeking QC Scientist II to work at a premier company in Lexington, MA. With us, it’s all about finding the job that’s just right.
Pay: $48/hr - $52/hr
Assignment Duration: 12 months
Can be full remote position with Eastern Time Zone Hours.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strong scientific understanding and experience in bioinformatics
Experience in pharmaceutical research a plus
Design, implement and/or deploy NGS data analysis workflows for data processing, visualization, integration, and mining to support novel therapeutic target identification and disease biomarker discovery.
Data Analysis: Implement methods for omics data analysis, and interpretation of genomic data sets (e.g., bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, ATAC-Seq, spatial transcriptomics)
Data Visualization: Fluency in contemporary data visualization methods like R Shiny , D3
Data Integration: Analyzing diverse datasets (multi-omics) to find relevant drug discovery targets and downstream effects relevant to immune disease.
Data Mining: Internal, collaborative, and public databases to assist in the characterization of immune disease.
Select and benchmark methods and tools, define and perform appropriate QC measures.
Apply and develop innovative analysis approaches when standard methods are not adequate.
Interpret and present analysis results to coworkers and collaborators.
Follow relevant scientific literature to ensure use of optimal methods and understand emerging practices across the field.
Demonstrates the ability to interpret the outcome of experiments, propose appropriate follow-up, and may propose new avenues of investigation.
Communicates own work effectively orally and in writing; contributes to writing protocols, procedures, and technical reports.
Automate processing and results reporting and delivery.
Reports and treats data with a high level of integrity and ethics.
Complies with applicable regulations; Maintains proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies.
Uses relevant programming languages (e.g., R, Python, Shiny, UNIX/Linux, UNIX bash shell scripting, Nextflow), statistical software, cloud computing, visualization tools, and relevant R/Bioconductor packages.
REQUIREMENTS
*Education: *
*Skills: *
The successful candidate will have experience with more than one of the following; analyzing next-generation sequencing (NGS), functional genomics, statistics for big data analysis, or multi-omics data integration
Strong hands-on skills in relevant programming languages (e.g., R, Python, Shiny, UNIX/Linux, UNIX bash shell scripting, Nextflow), statistical software, cloud computing, visualization tools, and relevant R/Bioconductor packages
Good knowledge of existing bioinformatics databases and file formats
In-depth understanding of computational methods for NGS analysis and the usage of public data resources required.
Demonstrated ability to produce well-designed and documented code.
Familiarity with computational biology tools and experience working with computational biologists to solve problems.
Must enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary and collaborative environment.
Ability to troubleshoot both individually and as part of a team.
Excellent oral and written skills with the ability to communicate in an open, transparent, timely and consistent manner.
What happens next?
Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry—even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means all of our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more.
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