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Opportunity: Bioinformatics Analyst @ CosmosID -- Rockville, MD (US)
Submitted by Poorani Subramanian; posted on Monday, August 29, 2016
BACKGROUND
CosmosID is a genomic big data company focused on rapid identification of microorganisms for infectious disease diagnostics, public health surveillance, food safety inspections, pharmaceutical discovery, and microbiome analysis for health and wellness.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Bioinformatics Analyst will participate in NGS data analysis, genomic data management, and pipeline development. Responsibilities will include using common bioinformatics tools and writing new tools to drive projects in genomics, bioinformatics, and next-generation sequencing. Additionally the ideal candidate for this position will assist in reference data QC/QA and enthusiastically dive into comparative metagenomics analysis and data interpretation and visualization. This position is for someone who is driven, embraces change, and is very willing to learn in a field that is constantly evolving.
REQUIREMENTS
- B.S. in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biology or related field
- Experience with NGS data analysis
- Experience writing scripts or developing tools in programming languages such as Perl, Python, R, C++, or Java
- Solid Unix/Linux foundation
- Clear communication skills
- Moderate scientific baseline knowledge
- Familiarity with publicly available bioinformatics tools, algorithms and databases, such as NCBI
- Ability to work well within a small group
- Ability and initiative to learn and build new bioinformatics tools
- Strong work ethic
PREFERENCES
- Bioinformatics experience in pipeline development, Next-Generation sequencing data management and analysis, or high-volume biological data management and analysis
- Statistical data visualization and graphics
- Experience using version control systems
TERMS
Position Type: Full-Time
LOCALE
CosmosID, Inc. is located in Rockville, MD.
COMPENSATION
Compensation is market competitive, and based on the experience and the expertise of the selected candidates.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates are requested send their CV and cover letter to jobs[at]cosmosid.com.
POLICY
Candidates should have a legal work permit for the US.
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