Kelly Services
Location
Bethesda, MD | United States
Job description
Kelly Services, Inc., is seeking a Bioinformatics Scientist to join our team in Bethesda, Maryland, to:
Generate and optimize programs and scripts for the analysis of data. Create programs and algorithms and develop computational infrastructure resources for organizing and parsing data from large and complex data sets. Coordinate with biologists to conduct experimental queries and/or perform portions of studies. Provide broad-based programming and analytic support for a wide variety of bioinformatic and research projects. Provide reports based on analysis of scientific data. Perform sequencing and alignment of raw data and interpret new data using larger public access datasets. Provide interpretive analyses of data derived from different experimental platforms to generate biological meaning. Write custom programs and algorithms to support data analyses and discovery. Design, analyze, manage, and interpret all types of data. Design and execute computational experiments. Work with staff on planning of experiments, and data analysis for internal and collaborative projects; use bioinformatics expertise to advise and help bench scientists on experimental design and troubleshooting. Work with staff to develop specifications for new analysis; design, test and implement solutions. Record observations and report results at weekly laboratory meetings. Devise novel methods of statistical analysis for collected data. Utilize and adapt existing bioinformatics techniques to check for trends and patterns in the data. Write complex queries to multiple databases. Evaluate and interpret results for validity and scientific meaning. Evaluate new types of experimental approaches to protocols based on knowledge of scientific literature, available facilities and research needs. Utilize the following tools and technologies: Java, Bash, R, and Linux.
Qualified applicants must have a Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics, Biology, or a foreign equivalent. Qualified applicants must have One (1) year of experience working as a bioinformatics research assistant, or a substantially similar position, performing the following duties: Recording observations and reporting results; Providing reports based on analysis of scientific data; Writing complex queries to multiple databases; Evaluating and interpreting results for validity and scientific meaning; Designing, analyzing, managing, and interpreting data; Creating programs and algorithms to organize and parse data from large and complex data sets; Utilizing bioinformatics expertise to advise and help bench scientists on experimental design and troubleshooting; and Writing custom programs and algorithms to support data analyses and discovery. Qualified applicants must have 6 months of experience utilizing the following tools and technologies: Java, Bash, R, and Linux. Teleworking is permitted 50% of time.
Qualified applicants email resumes to [email protected] and reference “Bioinformatics Scientist”. No phone calls please.
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