DESCRIPTION

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates in the Department of Immunology's independent research under the direction of the Director of Immunoinformatics, assisting with the analysis and interpretation of data.
• Leads the development and establishment of standard analytical workflows for assigned projects.
• Contributes to the preparation and submission of manuscripts for publication as needed, including drafting and editing methods, results, and discussion of the research.
• Participates in collaborative research with interdepartmental investigators in basic and clinical research, particularly within the realms of cancer immunotherapy studies.
• Formulates analytical plans that use the best approach to address challenging data analysis questions.
• Maintains scientific knowledge base in immunology and bioinformatics topics by reading published literature, giving presentations, and attending relevant talks or conferences.
• Gives public presentations to collaborators and team members to report scientific discoveries and educate researchers about relevant methods, software or scientific results.
• Develops novel analytical procedures for unmet needs in the field of immunology as determined by the Director of Immunoinformatics. Contributes ideas to automate or improve existing analysis methods. Implements the improvement or works with others to do so.
• Assists with establishing and documenting protocols or best practices for common research tasks.
• Learns new bioinformatics techniques (e.g., programming, Next-generation sequencing, and statistics) to meet the needs of interdepartmental investigators.
• Assists investigators in finding and using available bioinformatics software to address research needs.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.

REQUIREMENTS

• Seven (7) years of relevant post-degree work experience is required.
• Five (5) years of relevant post-degree work experience is required with a Master's degree.
• Two (2) years of relevant post-degree work experience is required with a PhD.

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