Computational Research Scientist - HIV (Remote)
About the position Responsibilities • Evaluates, analyzes, and customizes next generation sequence analysis protocols for various sequencing applications. • Develops new RNA-seq, Exome seq, and genome analysis pipelines and procedures. • Conducts data-driven and hypothesis-directed genomics research. • Assists with the report of experimental results for publication in technical and peer-reviewed journals. • Contributes and edits data, text, and figures in program publications. • Presents research in oral communications at internal meetings and international scientific conferences. • Collaborates closely with interdisciplinary team members. • May supervise junior informatics staff. • May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. Requirements • Doctoral Degree in Computational Biology or Bioinformatics. • 0-2 years of experience in a relevant field. • Research experience in computational genomics or biostatistics demonstrated through publications. • Programming ability in R (or other statistical language). • Scripting language proficiency (Perl, Python, or comparable). • Experience with C/C++, Java or comparable language. • Experience with next-generation sequencing analysis, including alignment, quality assessment, variant detection, and statistical inference. • Experience with pipeline development and implementation on compute clusters. • Excellent oral and written communication skills. Nice-to-haves • Understanding of clinical and immunologic data. Benefits • Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Retirement plan