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  • [Photo] Ethan Cerami • March 31, 2016

    BACKGROUND

    The Knowledge Systems Group at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer to help build new open-source software and data mining platforms for precision cancer medicine.

    The Senior Bioinformatics Engineer is an exceptional candidate who has both bioinformatics experience and extensive software engineering experience. We operate at the crossroads of cancer genomics and software, and are looking for that rare individual who has experience and passion for both.

    Our platforms are focused on mining of cancer genomic data sets, understanding resistance to targeted therapy, and identifying exceptional responders to targeted therapy. Technical and scientific challenges for this position include data mining and visualization of large-scale cancer genomic data sets, building web-based data analytics platforms, and distributed cloud computing across multiple cancer centers.

    REQUIREMENTS

    Required skills:
    • Bachelor's degree, Master's Degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or a related field
    • 3+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in the bioinformatics or cancer genomics space
    • Expert knowledge of Python
    • Strong interest in contributing to biological research with clinical applications
    • Experience in modern software development technologies, including distributed versioning systems, continuous integration, and Agile programming practices
    The candidate must demonstrate outstanding personal initiative and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Ability to meet deadlines and efficiently multitask is a must.

    PREFERENCES

    Desirable skills:
    Any of the following would be significant plusses: Experienced knowledge of Pandas and scikit-learn; NoSQL database experience, especially MongoDB. Cloud computing and/or high performance computing. Handling of cancer genomics data sets, especially those generated by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project. User interaction design and data visualization.

    ABOUT US

    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.

    HOW TO APPLY

    Email a short description of your interest with your resume / CV directly to: Ethan Cerami: cerami AT jimmy.harvard.edu. Please also include a link to your recent code, e.g. hosted on github.

    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.

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