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RESPONSIBILITIES

The Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) at Baylor College of Medicine seeks enthusiastic individuals to manage Next-Gen data flow for publication including submission to national archives, as well as supporting automated workflows and new software tools in a rapidly evolving research environment.

This entry-level position in the Submissions Team seeks to prepare its members for future positions in bioinformatics. Therefore, an emphasis is placed on providing constructive feedback and opportunities to learn.

Our team does not analyze sequence or assembly Next-Gen Sequencing data for its scientific content; we use automation to validate, format, and submit that data and its associated metadata to various external destinations such as the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI).

Duties:

Uses semi-automated workflows to validate, format, and submit Next-Gen sequence and assembly data along with its associated metadata
Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and maintains programs for processing metadata relating to genome sequences
Designs, maintains, and develops a system for tracking genomic data and related metadata for submission to national archives
Researches, assesses, imports, configures, and customizes third-party software in order to achieve team goals

Employees working on the Submissions Team acquire the following skills and knowledge:

Next generation sequence data formats
Next generation sequencing process
Software engineering practices
Python, BioPython, and related libraries
Database design
Database programming
Public data resources like NCBI
Experience with high-performance computing clusters
Experience with heterogeneous computing environments
Project management

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Biological Sciences
Minimum Job Experience Preferred: Programming in a UNIX/LINUX environment
Preferred: Familiarity with one or more scripting languages such as Groovy, Perl, Python, or Ruby
Preferred: Familiarity with databases, either relational or non-relational
Preferred: Exposure to computational biology, genome informatics, or biological laboratory processes
Experience with any other programming languages or informatics system will be considered a plus.

COMPENSATION

As one of three large-scale sequencing centers funded by the National Institutes of Health, HGSC provides a family-friendly work environment where people can contribute to the future of health outcomes.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply directly to 226824JC at http://www.medschooljobs.org

POLICY

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

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