Senior Bioinformaticist - Center for Translational Bioinformatics

Position Summary
The Center for Translational Bioinformatics (CTBI) at Washington University is recruiting a Senior Bioinformaticist to work in a team environment towards the development of a beyond state-of-the-art, next-generation artificial intelligence system for precision medicine. This system will be capable of ingesting medical knowledge from a multitude of sources including text, such as journal articles, as well as data from omics, chemical, and healthcare sources.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Independently develop a wide variety of computer programs to meet the needs of data collection, quality control, analysis and report generation.
• Lead and manage research projects and work together with junior members to complete data processing and analysis following specific timelines.
• Lead complex data analysis and writes interpretative reports for Principal investigators.
• Lead and collaborate within cross-functional teams.
• Lead analytical support for internal projects and external collaborations.
• Supervise database structure: includes updating, validating, curating and harmonizing longitudinal, cross-sectional data from different sources.
• Provide a centralized, confidential and secure access to phenotypic data to Principal investigators.
• Lead the response to data queries from Principal Investigators and external collaborators.
• Create reports and prepare highly technical presentations.
• Write manuscripts and communications for conference presentations.
• Present data in meetings and conferences.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD degree in Neurogenetics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistical Genetics, Biostatistics, Medical Statistics, Neuroscience, Genetics, Statistics, Mathematics or related.
• Six years of experience working in genomics with large datasets, preferably in a research environment.
• Proficiency in scientific programming languages (e.g., Python, R, Perl, Java), in a UNIX/Linux and/or Windows environment.
• Strong background in PLINK, QC, IBD, PCA; R, bash and excel (Python, Perl, SAS, SQL, Docker are a plus) or other analyses toolset.
• Knowledge of association analyses, PRSice, MAGENTA, Mendelian Randomization, MANTRA, Coloc, QTL and Unix/Linux.
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills.
• Familiar working in cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of neuroscience and neurodegeneration is highly beneficial.
• Good understanding of computational biology and flexibility to work within a large dynamic scientific team.

Required Qualifications

PhD degree in computer science, bioinformatics, biostatistics, or related field, plus six years of experience; or a Master's degree in computer science, bioinformatics, biostatistics, or a related field plus ten years of experience. 

Grade
R13

Salary Range
$71,500.00 - $129,600.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

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Pre-Employment Screening
All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Personal

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.

• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.

• Want to Live Near Your Work and/or improve your commute? Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees. We also offer a forgivable home loan of up to $12,500 for closing costs and a down payment for homes in eligible neighborhoods.

• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.

Wellness

• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!

Family

• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.

• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

For policies, detailed benefits, and eligibility, please visit: https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/

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