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Opportunity: ClinVar Curator @ Computercraft Corporation -- Bethesda, MD
Submitted by Computercraft Corporation; posted on Friday, May 27, 2016
BACKGROUND
Computercraft seeks a highly motivated individual who will use his or her expertise in clinical genetics to process submissions and curate data in NCBI's ClinVar database. ClinVar is a public archive of variants and interpretations of their clinical significance: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/
This is an exciting opportunity to improve resources and contribute to datasharing efforts in the medical genetics community. The successful candidate will work on-site at the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in Bethesda, Maryland.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Evaluate and process submissions to ClinVar which include data describing variants, diseases/phenotypes, interpretations, and evidence
- Communicate with submitters to ensure accurate representation of the data
- Collaborate with development staff
- Educate users by contributing to public documentation and responding to user inquiries
- Review variant and disease/phenotype data
REQUIREMENTS
- Ph.D. in genetics or M.S. in genetic counseling with ABGC certification
- 2+ years of experience with human variant interpretation in a clinical setting, either performing interpretation in a clinical testing laboratory or delivering interpretation results to patients
- Strong logic, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent general computers skills, including familiarity with spreadsheets
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Ability to adhere to established procedures
- A detail-oriented perspective
- A strong desire to support public scientific databases such as ClinVar
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this position or learn about other Computercraft job opportunities, please visit the Careers section of our website: http://www.computercraft-usa.com
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