Opportunity: Principal Scientist, BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS @ Roche--Nutley, NJ (US)

Opportunity: Principal Scientist, BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS @ Roche--Nutley, NJ (US)
Submitted by HR; posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010

BACKGROUND

At Roche, 80,000 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity, and on seeing each other’s differences as an advantage. To innovate healthcare, Roche has ambitious plans to keep learning and growing – and is seeking people who have the same goals for themselves.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Disease and Translational Informatics Department at Roche Pharmaceuticals in Nutley, NJ is seeking a biomedical informatics scientist who will be part of a group in building intelligent scientific systems integrating various genomics and text data in the research and early development environment. The candidate will lead informatics projects and work closely with disease and translational biologists, bioinformatics analysts, biostatisticians and software developers in a team environment. The individual will work closely current bioinformatics databases, algorithms and analysis tools, as well as one or more of the following genomic technologies: gene expression profiling, aCGH, next-gen sequencing, pathway and bio-network analysis.

REQUIREMENTS

Candidates with recent experiences in the field of text mining (e.g., Linguamatics I2E, open source NER tools) or next-gen sequencing algorithms are strongly encouraged to apply.
To be considered, the applicant should have a PhD in Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics, Computer Science, Computational Biology or a related field.
Familiarity with Java, Perl, R, Python, relational database design, dynamic web skills and excellent communication skills is required.
You’re someone who wants to influence your own development.
You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies and where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

PREFERENCES

Experience in the biopharmaceutical industry is desired but not essential.

LOCALE: Nutley, NJ

HOW TO APPLY

The next step is yours. To apply online today or learn about other exciting positions, please visit http://careers.roche.com.

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