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BACKGROUND
The Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) is a center of scientific excellence in research and therapy of autoimmune diseases, such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis and arthritis, and promotes clinical and interdisciplinary research, particularly in cancer, neuroscience, and heart disease. BRI is a non-profit organization celebrating its 54th year as Washington State's oldest medical research institute with over 230 employees and a $30 million budget for 2011. BRI offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits.RESPONSIBILITIES
The bioinformatics scientist will be involved in the exploitation of large collections of clinical profiling data from both public domain and institutional programs, including Immune Tolerance Network (ITN). This will require excellent skills in time management, task organization and multi-tasking. S/he must also be able to work, both independently and collaboratively with all levels of institute researchers, in a dynamic research environment.REQUIREMENTS
- M.S. or Ph.D. (preferred) in bioinformatics, biology, computer science, or related discipline; with a minimum of two years of post-graduate experience for Ph.D. and 6 years for M.S.; and excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be flexible and have a solid background in programming (e.g., Perl/Python, Java, R or MySQL) in a mixed Unix-Mac-Windows environment.
PREFERENCES
- Experience in genomics, high-throughput sequencing, statistical analysis and data visualization is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with bioinformatics software, such as R/Bioconductor, SAS/JMP Genomics and Ingenuity IPA is preferred.
HOW TO APPLY
For application instructions please visit http://www.benaroyaresearch.org/employment and reference position #11-30 in your cover letter.
Position #: 11-30
Position: Bioinformatician I-II
Department: Systems Immunology
Status: Full-timePOLICY
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