What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Provides analysis of large-scale genetic and genomic data in a collaborative research setting of studies on complex diseases. Investigates the relationship between genetic variation and risk factors related to the disease; and develops computational methods and analytical pipelines. Develops and implements analysis plans and presents study findings in collaboration with investigators at several national and international institutions.
Position Key Accountabilities:
- Collection and management of genomics and related data.
- Development of analytical pipelines or computational methods.
- Performs data processing and analysis, and summarize results.
- Coordinates research projects.
- Presents summary reports and assists in the interpretation of the statistical findings.
- Implements novel analysis methods as needed by the research program.
- Maintains and updates the analytical software and research database.
- Assists in the generation of tools for manipulating and preparing data for visualization.
- Works closely with other staff members, students and postdoctoral fellows.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
Required:
• Background in genomics, bioinformatics, or biostatistics
• Proficiency in statistical and computational programming languages preferably R
• Experience in command line interface and Linux environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills
Preferred:
• Previous experience working with large-scale genomics datasets (whole exome sequencing, RNA, TCR sequencing; bulk and/or single cells data).
• Ability to apply software tools to perform data analysis and interpret the biological significance from results in brain aging research.
• Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team to discover and disseminate knowledge.
• Experience in working with laboratory scientists to interpret genomic data analysis.
• Experience working with large scale genomic data and basic genetic knowledge.
Minimum Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in genetics, statistics, bioinformatics or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum Experience:
- Three (3) years of experience in data analysis.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
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