What are the responsibilities and job description for the Computational Biologist position at BPGbio?
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Computational Biologist must be a highly motivated and goal-oriented Computational Biologist with a strong background in Bioinformatic analysis. The Computational Biologist will have a thorough understanding of standard genomic datasets (mutation, CNV, gene expression, etc.) and the ability to build efficient pipelines to perform analysis on and extract gene/disease specific information from such data. Additional duties will include the analysis and interpretation of other types of high-throughput molecular data. This opportunity offers a chance to work with a diverse range of biological data with a focus on real-world impact as part of a multidisciplinary team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Statistical and bioinformatic analyses of clinical, genomic and high-throughput molecular data (omics)
- Development and execution of data analysis protocols to support the company's drug discovery pipeline
- Interpretation and understanding of analytic results from a biology perspective, and presentation of scientific findings internally and externally to a diverse audience
- Research and implementation of innovative methods for data integration
- Preparation and submission of scientific manuscripts for review and publication as well as support intellectual property filings
- Other duties, as assigned
REQUIREMENTS:
- Master’s Degree with 2 years of experience, or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field
- A strong understanding of the statistical principles underlying common Bioinformatic analyses
- Proven experience in applying computational methodologies to extract, process and transform data from publicly available sources (TCGA, GEO, DbGap, etc)
- Proficiency in R is required. Experience in Bioconductor is preferred
- Experience in Linux and Big Data technologies
- Proven ability to deliver outputs in a comprehensive format that highlights major trends, avoids misinterpretations, and values the conclusions
- Proven ability to demonstrate attention to detail and record keeping
- Must be able to work in a team-oriented environment
- Experience in the biotech, pharma and/or healthcare industry is a plus