This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Assist research initiatives by designing, developing, and deploying software tools for the processing and analysis of high-throughput next-generation sequencing data.

• Offer personalized consultation and training to research scientists and bioinformatics and software engineers in utilizing bioinformatics software tools and databases.

• Engage in program design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation as part of the bioinformatics data processing and analysis framework.

• Create, develop, and manage software and databases integral to the bioinformatics data processing and analysis system.

• Provide expert consultation and support to research scientists and other bioinformatics and software engineers at the Center.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Master’s degree or equivalent in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field, along with 3 years of experience in the offered position or a related role; alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree in the same fields paired with 5 years of relevant experience.

• 3 years of experience with scripting languages such as Perl and Python.

• 3 years of experience in statistical programming, particularly with R.

• 3 years of experience in data visualization techniques using ggplot, RShiny, or seaborn.

• 3 years of experience with Linux, including shell scripting and command line tools.

• 3 years of experience working with HPC systems like SLURM, LSF, or SGE.

• 3 years of experience applying principles of Genetics to conduct bioinformatic data analysis.

• 3 years of experience with NGS tools related to FASTQ, BAM, and VCF file generation.

• 3 years of experience in the organization and standardization of large-scale data.

• 3 years of experience in molecular biology techniques including Cloning, PCR, and Pulldown assays.

• Coursework experience in next-generation sequencing library preparation and sequencing principles.