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Opportunity: BIOINFORMATICIAN, tools development @ Monsanto
Submitted by Sherry Thorburn; posted on Saturday, August 13, 2005
ABOUT US:
Imagine Growing Together: You and Monsanto. Imagine Ideas Growing Through Creativity and Teamwork. The people of Monsanto are creating breakthroughs in science to improve both crop and animal agriculture around the world.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The individual who fills this position will apply his or her knowledge to provide researcher-oriented bioinformatics solutions to enable or improve genomic data analysis, integration and access. Essential functions include building web-enabled tools and process pipelines for analysis, annotation and engineering of biological sequences; creating custom automation solutions for integrating and mining experimental data; maintaining existing bioinformatics tools to ensure data currency and use of the most up-to-date algorithms and computing environments. Specific projects include genome data analysis and consolidation, functional homologue discovery, integration of functional genomic data, and integration of tools for sequence analysis and manipulation. He or she will contribute to and drive strategies for providing researchers with smart tools for deriving knowledge out of complex data.
REQUIREMENTS
Candidates for this position must be highly experienced in Perl programming (3+ years) and web applications development (JavaScript required, Java and Flash are a considerable plus). Linux and Solaris experience is required, as well as Oracle and database access methods. Expert use of biological sequence databases is required, and applications of available tools. Candidates must have significant scientific programming and algorithm development experience in one or more of the following areas: sequence analysis, high-throughput analysis, and protein computational biology. Educational requirements include a Ph.D., or M.S. or equivalent in Biology, Bioinformatics, or Computer Science. Experience in a research, agricultural, biotech or drug discovery environment specializing in high throughput genomics is highly desirable.
HOW TO APPLY
To view a more complete and detailed job description of this exciting position, please visit our website at http://www.monsanto.com and respond online. We offer very competitive salaries and an extensive benefits package. Monsanto values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V
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