Bioinformatics Scientist - Boston Children's

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Job Summary

You will work with researchers who have long-reads whole genome sequencing, RNA-seq, Hi-C, ChIP-seq data to investigate a genetic risk for strabismus in children as well as with other pediatric scientists at BCH. The primary responsibilities will be building pipelines for the analysis, integration and sharing of these data. You will analyze, integrate different types of next generation sequencing data and interpret the results. The ideal candidate should have enthusiasm for developing collaborative relationships and a desire to foster the use of bioinformatics data in research studies.

The Bioinformatics Scientist shall be responsible for:

  • Providing computational support services to Boston Children’s Hospital scientists and clinicians by applying a wide range of bioinformatics tools, methods and technologies; with minimal supervision and direction, completing assignments in the required timeframe; consistently adhering to and promoting standard operating procedures and best practices; maintaining and upgrading research computing tools, methods and technologies, migrating data, documenting changes, and adjusting internal processed; resolving problems associated with assignments and seeking supervisor assistance when needed.

  • Routinely leading, co-leading or participating in research computing projects with other members from the BCH research community; setting goals and objectives for projects and demonstrating achievement of those goals and objectives; coordinating work activities with other stakeholders; contributing to the resulting presentations and/or publications.

  • Training staff and researchers; effectively tailoring presentations; developing, implementing and maintaining knowledge management systems.

  • Creating or contributing to a range of compelling communications (e.g. PowerPoint presentations, e-mails, memos, scientific presentations and publications) that clearly deliver content; preparing communications appropriate for management and internal distributions.

  • Presenting at project and departmental meetings; effectively conveying progress and asserting point of view; constructively discussing issues and providing facts.

In order to qualify you must have:

  • Minimum of 4-year Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Minimum of two-years of advanced bioinformatics experience. Preference for candidates with a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational biology or related.

  • Extensive knowledge of the use of bioinformatics computations in high performance computing environments, including open source bioinformatics software and pipelines to support diverse bioinformatics analyses such as bulk RNA-seq, WGS, ChIP-seq, etc.

  • Experience working with at least one of the following technologies: RNA-seq, HiC, ChIP-seq, WES, long read sequencing data, scRNA-seq. Ability to follow stringent data privacy requirements where applicable.

  • Extensive knowledge of technologies used in support of biomedical research, such as programming languages (R and Python), databases (SQL), version control (Git), scientific workflow tools and high performance computing clusters. Cloud computing tools would be a bonus.

  • Ability to independently resolve a wide range of research computing assignments in support of biomedical research.

  • Strong publication record. Ability to effectively convey messages through written communication that are tailored to target audience; meeting discussions and one-on-one verbal communications are clear and effective; ability to conduct effective meetings, to present in departmental and hospital forums and to develop training instructions and manuals; experience with teaching and effective mentoring; ability to effectively engage with scientists and clinicians.

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits.

Please note: During a public health emergency, individuals in this role may be expected to take on additional duties to respond to organizational needs.

Boston Children’s Hospital requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Flu, (unless you are eligible for a medical or religious exemption).

Boston Children’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.

Maryse Thomas