BACKGROUND

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing support for the CNS expression and epigenetics project, including analysis, data integration and systems approaches. Identification of novel drug targets and application of statistically robust methods
• Conducting ad-hoc bioinformatics analyses in support of various internal projects, including analysis of internal and public domain expression data, public domain association studies, known variants, and pathway and network analysis
• Maintaining a close iterative relationship with the biology teams that generate and consume data. You will provide analysis results in easily accessible formats and guide these teams in their use

REQUIREMENTS

• A PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science or a related discipline
• Robust data analysis skills
• A passion for creativity and innovative approaches in statistics
• Experience with RNA-seq data or GWAS would be highly desirable
• Extensive experience with R/Bioconductor and/or Python
• Previous experience in neuroscience/CNS would be beneficial (but not necessary)
• Fantastic interpersonal & communication skills, and ability to work closely and share complex ideas with biologists/non-informaticians
• Able to work independently and generate fresh ideas and approaches

HOW TO APPLY