BACKGROUND:
About Dana-Farber:
Located in Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

Overview:
The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases.

Our Core Values are:

• Impact - Above all else, we make a difference by relieving the burden of disease now and for the future through our research, clinical care, education, outreach and advocacy.
• Excellence - We pursue excellence relentlessly and with integrity in all that we do, adhering always to the highest standards of conduct.
• Compassion and respect - For those in our care and for one another.
• Discovery - We foster the spirit of inquiry, promoting collaboration and innovation across traditional boundaries while celebrating individual creativity.

Provide bioinformatics consultation to biomedical researchers in the collection, management, interpretation, and analysis on high-throughput biological/clinical data with emphasis on next-generation sequence analysis. Require good knowledge on a wide range of existing bioinformatics databases and tools as well as proficiency in programming languages such as Perl, Python, Java and R. Familiarity with biostatistics, molecular biology, human genetics, the principles of experimental design, and laboratory experiences are highly desirable. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as are the abilities to work both independently and collaboratively and to meet deadlines.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Bioinformatics Analyst within the Gastrointestinal Cancer Center (GCC) will:

• Interpret complex biological information and meet with research scientists to provide bioinformatics consultation in the analysis of experimental data
• Communicate with research scientists to understand and obtain data analysis specifications
• Design data analysis project plans and estimate time to completion
• Work independently and as a team member to analyze data, developing software tools where necessary
• Work collaboratively with other staff to develop the resources in the GCC

REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Familiarity with genomic technologies and their applications, including experimental design considerations
• Familiarity with a wide range of biological databases and resources, including, but not limited to GenBank, EnsEMBL, the UCSC genome browser, Reactome, and other similar resources
• Familiarity with meta-analysis methods, including functional class enrichment and pathway analysis
• Proficiency in programming using perl/python/java/C++/R, statistical programming using R or related tools, web-development, and database query through SQL and ability to prototype software solutions for data analysis
• Excellent communication skills are essential.

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required, MS preferred or PhD in bioinformatics, computer science and/or the life sciences and 0-2 years relevant experience.

TERMS:
Job Family: Bioinformatics
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 40 hours

HOW TO APPLY:
Please apply directly online at http://www.dana-farber.org/Careers/Careers-at-Dana-Farber.aspx. Click Search Job Openings and use the Job ID number to quickly locate the appropriate job listing. Once you have located the desired job, click on the checkbox in the 'Select' column, and then click the 'Apply Now' button, located at the bottom of the screen.

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Apply Here: http://www.Click2Apply.net/5vcnznc

Job ID: 26498
Date Posted: 06/30/2015

POLICY:
Equal Employment Opportunity. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other groups as protected by law.