Founded in 1811 and admitting its first patients in 1821, Massachusetts General Hospital is the third-oldest hospital in the country, and the oldest and largest in New England. Throughout its 180-year history, MGH has been on the cutting-edge of healthcare. A career with MGH means you'll be part of a rich line of history, and an integral part of ensuring that our success continues. Located in Boston, MGH is accessible by several MBTA lines. Our benefits and perks are outstanding and include health/dental insurance, a retirement plan, 403b, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, childcare center and a fitness center. There is only one MGH! For more information, please visit us at http://www.mghcareers.org.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Bioinformatician and Research Information Technology Administrator Develop, deploy and maintain GNU GPL-licensed bioinformatics tools (e.g. for microarray analysis) that leverage existing analysis software and High Performance Computing Clusters (HPCCs) to improve research workflow. Maintain GNU GPL licensed database and web applications to support issue tracking, purchasing, software license checkout, and scheduling for shared lab equipment. Provide tech support, and computer hardware repair for researchers.

REQUIREMENTS

Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and/or Information Technology. Extensive experience in Bioinformatics. Extensive experience programming in C/C++ and experience with R, Java, PHP, AJAX. Extensive experience installing, supporting and repairing Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows PC systems. Extensive experience using and supporting standard applications: Microsoft Office Suite,Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird and Adobe Acrobat Photoshop (or the GIMP). Extensive knowledge of Linux/Unix TCP/IP, DHCP, UDP, LDAP, IMAP, POP, Microsoft Exchange Telnet/SSH, FTP/SCP.

LOCALE: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA 02114

COMPENSATION: To be Determined

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply online at http://www.mghcareers.org and search using Job ID 2174375