Bioinformatician-Research | Wilmington, DE

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  • Location: Wilmington, DE

  • Company: Nemours Children's Health System

Design (BERD) core supporting the University of Delaware INBRE community.

They will also be a key partner with the Nemours Biobank and Molecular Analysis Program (BMAP) lab. Responsibilities include assisting principal investigators with next-generation sequence assay selection and experimental design, researching, evaluating, and implementing the latest bioinformatics tools for data analysis, developing, maintaining, and running standardized and custom bioinformatic pipelines for analyzing data including writing standard operating procedures for pipelines used for CLIA assays.

The Bioinformatics Research Scientist will apply understanding of the underlying biology to interpret

analytic results, construct reports and technical language for academic manuscripts, deliver the results to investigators, and explain the methods and implications.

This position affords excellent opportunities to participate in cutting-edge bioinformatics research across a broad range of clinical domains. This is a hybrid position. Applicants located near a Nemours facility (Wilmington, DE, Orlando, FL, Jacksonville, FL) preferred. However, applicants in other locations will be considered. Primary Responsibilities: Skills and knowledge in a variety of bioinformatics and computational biology tools and techniques, especially those associated with DNA variant calling and RNA expression

profiling Ability to analyze sequencing data generated from Illumina chemistry Familiarity with public genomics databases Ability to comprehend and interpret the bioinformatics literature published on subjects relevant to an NGS sequencing core Ability to identify projects that require or could benefit from NGS/bioinformatic methodologies Strong Linux command line and programming experience with bash, R, and either Python or Perl Experience running jobs on an HPC cluster Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects, keep timelines on deliverables, and keep collaborators up-to-date on project progress including delays and challenges Ability to communicate bioinformatics methods and results clearly verbally, through presentations, and manuscripts to an audience who may not be familiar with those techniques Ability to think innovatively and problem solve Qualifications: Required Education: Masters degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, or a similar field emphasizing analytical 'omics expertise with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience Preferred Education: Ph D in bioinformatics, computational biology, or a similar field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience Preferred Experience: At least two years of work experience involving next generation sequencing experiments PDN-9ad1ceb-a9ee-a72a4fdd9eae

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