This position is in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University in St. Louis. This position is for the Medical School Campus.
POSITION SUMMARY:
A Bioinformatics Programmer position is available in Dr. Aadel Chaudhuri’s group to work on Genomics data analysis and Bioinformatics programming. The candidate will play a critical role in setting up an analysis pipeline for circulating tumor DNA analysis.
The position offers an excellent opportunity to conduct research in a supportive and stimulating environment, closely collaborating with computer scientists, biologists, and clinicians within the Department and other Institutes across the campus, including the Institute for Informatics.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Setup bioinformatic analysis pipeline of cell-free DNA next-generation sequencing to identify and quantitate circulating tumor DNA.
Conducts statistical analyses of circulating tumor DNA data and clinical features.
Effectively visualizes data to convey critical findings to scientists, clinicians, and community members.
Assists with grant preparation and reporting of methods, data and results.
Helps maintain, support, and document tools, code, and data sets.
Trains other researchers and users in the use of informatics tools we develop.
The Cancer Biology Division within the Department of Radiation Oncology consists of a core group of clinical, physics and computational science investigators who use both archived and prospectively collected tumor samples to ask fundamental questions about radiotherapy efficacy and cancer biology. The Bioinformatics Program works closely with clinicians to identify biomarkers that can be used to stratify patients and to identify patients for targeted therapies.
Benefits:
This position is eligible for full-time benefits. Please visit our website at hr.wustl.edu to view a summary of benefits.
Washington University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in science or related field plus 4 years of experience required
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree with equivalent experience of Bioinformatics software development and/or Bioinformatics data analysis.
Proficiency in scripting in Perl and Python.
Proficiency in a statistical programming language, such as R.
Highly motivated with excellent oral and written communication skills.
Understanding of next-generation sequencing technologies.
Understanding of statistical techniques for differential expression, clustering, and gene set enrichment analysis.
Experience with Git, Docker, and Cloud computing.
Apply online to jobs.wustl.edu
Job #39825