Bioinformatics Analyst I

ABOUT US

The J. Craig Venter Institute is a not-for-profit research institute dedicated to the advancement of the science of genomics. JCVI is currently seeking a Bioinformatics Analyst to join their Informatics group.

DESCRIPTION

The Bioinformatics Analyst I will support the manual gene annotation and data analysis needs of multiple microbial genome projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities of the Bioinformatics Analyst I include:

Critically assessing different lines of computational evidence (i.e., multiple sequence alignments, BLAST alignments, Hidden Markov Models)

Gene structure annotation which includes determination of the transcription initiation site, presence of structural defects (i.e.,frameshifts, nonsense mutations), and other biologically relevant structures (i.e., programmed frameshifts, inteins, etc.)

Gene function annotation, including assigning informative names and classifying gene products by biological function and/or process

Prediction of biochemical pathways based on functional annotation

Data mining and analysis using various internal resources, public databases and publications

Proficient use of Structured Query Language and relational database schemas

Interpretation of complex biological information

REQUIREMENTS

Qualified candidates will possess a Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in the biological sciences and have independent research experience including data analysis. Familiarity working with computers in the field of biological sciences and a beginning knowledge of Sybase, SQL, and the Unix operating system required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND BENEFITS; HOW TO APPLY:
JCVI offers an excellent working environment and a competitive benefits package. For more information about JCVI and to apply for this position, please see our web-site at http://www.jcvi.org. EOE.