Bioinformatics Programmer - Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core Facility
This vacancy has been filled. Applications no longer accepted.
General Information
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Years of Experience : 3-5
Closing Date : 21 April 2018
Function
Key role to develop, implement and maintain bioinformatics pipelines and databases for multiple projects under direction.
Responsibilities
- Provide programming and data management support for project investigators on multiple research projects
- Develop and implement bioinformatics pipelines required for the project investigations
- Design, develop and maintain scheduling systems and components for pipeline automation
- Benchmark and evaluate third-party bioinformatics software tools and integrate into in-house analysis
- Contribute to the development of a big-data framework for large scale Omics analysis on distributed computing platforms
- Contribute to the development of new platforms and solutions for large integrative analysis of Omics data
Required Skills and Expertise:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computational discipline or significant experience in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology with 3-5 years of direct experience in bioinformatics analysis
- Strong programming skills (C, Perl/Python or Java) and experience with a high-performance parallel computing environment
- Experience designing and implementing software operational automation for large data (analysis pipelines)
- Familiarity with algorithms and algorithm development for bioinformatics, including composing, editing, and compiling open-source code and use of version tracking software such as git.
- Experience in next-generation Omics data analysis and related software tools
- Knowledge of relational database query and schema design and database programming interfaces for large datasets
- Attention to detail, demonstrated problem solving skills, desire and ability to work effectively within a team, including strong organization, time management and communication skills
- Willingness and initiative to seek out and learn novel tools, methods and technologies within a quickly evolving field
- Ability to communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner
- Working knowledge of applications programming and web development
- Working knowledge of application and data security concepts
- Working knowledge of bioinformatics methods and data structures
- Experience providing direct user support and training to researchers