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RESPONSIBILITIES

The Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) at Baylor College of Medicine seeks an enthusiastic individual to work with software in a rapidly evolving research environment to support the advance of next generation sequencing technology and genomics research.

As one of three large-scale sequencing centers funded by the National Institutes of Health, HGSC provides a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge genomic scientists, and new clinical sequencing initiatives.

Duties:

Perform analysis, design, implementation, documentation and unit testing of software for the standard pipelined analysis of next generation sequencing data including large dataset integration.
Participate in the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of extensions of the existing production QC and analysis systems, as well as new versions of them.
Provide support of the existing production sequence QC and analysis systems, including the resolution of custom user and data retrieval requests.
Follow prescribed practices for software version control, testing, and release engineering.
Apply analytical skills and creativity to solve diverse and challenging problems.
Communicate regularly with customers and supervisory staff about plans, designs and progress.
Ability to prioritize, organize and delegate various tasks on projects.
Present technical and analytical status in weekly meetings and contribute to publications.

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Biological Sciences. Preferred: Master's degree in domain informatics (computational biology, computational chemistry, bioinformatics, clinical informatics).

Three years of experience in bioinformatics software development or a Master's degree in Computer Science or Biological Sciences and one year of domain-relevant science experience in biology, genetics, physics, statistics, or health sciences.

Strong computational/programming skills, including extensive experience with the following: UNIX environment; Clustered computing: (MOAB/Torque, PBS, or LSF familiarity) and parallelization in a cluster environment; Next-generation analysis toolkits (PICARD, GATK, Samtools, etc.). Advanced skills in two programming languages including Ruby, Java, or Perl.

PREFERENCES

Familiarity with multi-processing/threading methods, and workflow/pipeline tools
Experience producing code documentation
Exposure to statistical analysis of large datasets
Experience integrating software with LIMS
Ability to handle and prioritize multiple software requirements
Ability to function independently and solve technically complex problems

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply to #216090JC at http://www.medschooljobs.org

POLICY

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

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