Bioinformatics Scientist

Company: Premex Inc.
Location: Durham
Posted on: September 9, 2020

Job Description:

Bioinformatics Scientist -- We are currently seeking an experienced Bioinformatics Scientist to join our team in our Durham, NC 27703 location. -- About the Role: The position is for a Bioinformatics Scientist that will be involved in projects that integrate next-generation sequencing, longitudinal animal performance tracking and prediction, and gut health diagnostics. Primary responsibilities will be to maintain and improve analysis pipelines for intestinal microbial communities and host parameters, employ these pipelines as necessary to analyze sample datasets, and to inform the interpretation and communication of results to clients. -- As a Bioinformatics Scientist, you will collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams to design, implement and continually improve advanced computational pipelines for high-throughput analysis of health and performance metrics for agricultural animals. You will refine methodologies for data analysis, processing, visualization and storage. You will strive to maximize efficiency, quality, reliability and customer usability and satisfaction. What you'll do: Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned by management. -- Research and Development Investigate and compare available algorithms, methods and data sources. Utilize available tools for analyzing metagenomic and other NGS data. Make recommendations for pipeline component improvements, or new pipelines. Write SOPs for new or updated pipeline components, or new pipelines. Keep up-to-date with current best practices and emerging methods. -- Production and Customer Support Contribute to the understanding and application of results by customers Perform specialized analyses as needed for specific projects. Treat data with a high level of integrity and ethics. -- Data Maintenance Investigate available annotation and reference data sources. Validate and deploy/update selected data sources. Write SOPs for updating existing or new data sources. -- Validation Develop appropriate procedures for testing and validation of new or updated pipelines or pipeline components. Document and maintain data used for testing and validation. Write validation reports detailing validation methodology and results. -- Our Perfect Candidate Education and Experience: Bachelor's or master's degree with 1-3 years of experience in a related scientific discipline (Bioinformatics, Data Science, Biostatistics, Computational Biology preferred). Experience analyzing multiple types of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data, and facility with statistics for big data analysis and multi-omics data integration. Strong hands-on skills in bioinformatics databases, bioinformatics tools and relevant programming languages. Must enjoy working in a multi-cultural, 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. Highly proficient in Python or R programming. Experience using sophisticated statistical methods, machine learning, predictive modeling. -- Required Abilities and Skills: Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills Ability to foster change, spark innovation and implement strategies Demonstrated ability to anticipate and solve practical problems Expertise in analysis, critical decision making, and process improvement Flexibility to changing in a changing environment Capable of managing the "big picture" while paying attention to detail -- Company Offers: Competitive salary will commensurate with experience and education Comprehensive benefits package available: (healthcare, vision, dental and life insurances; 401k plan; paid vacation, sick days and holidays) -- To Apply:-- --Please submit your cover letter, and resume--via the 'Apply Now' button! -- -- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! -- -- -- Keywords: bioinformatics, bioinformatic databases, MATLAB, SAS, computational biology, python, data science, animal health, animal protein, Biostatistics, biometric

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