Research Scientist

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Biostatistics and Computational Biology
United States Massachusetts Boston
bcb.dfci.harvard.edu

Description

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Research Scientist to help further develop the open source Bioconductor Platform. The Bioconductor software ecosystem consists of thousands of software packages for genomic date analysis and genome annotation, contributed by hundreds of independent developers and by a funded investigational core.

Responsibilities
The Research Scientist will be responsible for:

-Supervision of a developer team
-Enhancement of continuous integration methods for testing of package functionality and interoperation
-Analysis and improvement of the Bioconductor web portal
-Development of a long term strategy for data warehousing for exemplary experiments and reference annotation
-Evaluation of strategies for long term residence and maintenance of the ecosystem


Qualifications

Qualifications:

-Ph.D. degree and at least 5 years of experience required.
-Software experience in R required.
-Evidence of leadership in scientific administration, including the supervision of research staff required.
-Strong interest in contributing to biological research with clinical applications.
-Experience in modern software development technologies, including distributed versioning systems, continuous integration, and Agile programming practices.

The candidate must demonstrate outstanding personal initiative and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Ability to meet deadlines and efficiently multitask is a must.

Desirable skills: Prior experience using Bioconductor or developing Bioconductor modules.


Start date

To be determined

How to Apply

Please apply at the Dana-Farber Career pages at careers-dfci.icims.com/jobs/12755/research-scientist/job