Bioinformatics Specialist, Per Diem

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Bioinformatics Specialist, Per Diem
Job Category	Staff & Executive
Department	Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Overview	Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.   Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.   Curiosity and Discovery, Integrity, Collaboration, Cultivating Diversity, Respect and Caring, Perseverance.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Bioinformatics Specialist, Per Diem within the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. The primary purpose of the Bioinformatics Specialist, Per Diem is to provide professional scientific expertise and technical support in the planning and execution of projects related to research and process development in the field of microbiome, metabolomics, and multi-omics integration in breast cancer epidemiological research.   Among the key duties for this position are the following: Performs complex bioinformatics data management and analysis; conducts research processes and procedures in the PI laboratory.  Assists in the acquisition and analysis of data, using bioinformatics, computational, and systems biology tools.  Participates in the planning, development, and implementation of laboratory and research studies as assigned and approved by the Principal Investigator. Trains and provides guidance to junior laboratory personnel and provides assistance in the preparation of manuscripts, grant applications, and slides for scientific presentations. Collaborates with internal and external researchers on analyzing and interpreting cancer sequencing data.
Position Status	Per Diem
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	99H
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	0.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	0.000
Annual Maximum Salary	0.000
Standard Hours	1.00
Union Description
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview .
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly
Position Pension Eligibility	PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Masters-level or Ph.D. Degree preferred, strong preference for Degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Epidemiology, or Biostatistics.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	A minimum of 2+ years’ work/research experience in bioinformatics, computer science, biology, biochemistry or similar.  1+ years of demonstration of exposure to NGS data analysis; experience using standard NGS analysis software.  Experience in cancer genomics, microbiome, and metabolomics analysis.  Programming skills in R, Python, SAS, Perl, BASH or similar.  Training in statistics or machine learning is a plus.  Ability to serve as a bridge between experimentalists, clinicians and technical staff.  Demonstrated ability to work both independently or as part of a team.  Effective oral and communication skills. Must be computer literate with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications	Experience working in a Linux environment. Experience working in high-performance computing environments preferred.  Experience working with NCBI dbGaP, TCGA, COSMIC data preferred.  Experience in scRNAseq or long reads data analysis is a plus.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing. No special vision requirements. Lifting up to 25 lbs.  WORK ENVIRONMENT: Office environment. Moderate noise.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	24ST0161
Posting Open Date	01/23/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Rutgers University - New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

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