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  • [Photo] Oliwia Nowak • November 8, 2011
    YOU are highly motivated and always committed to deliver work of the highest quality. You encourage collaboration and enjoy working in a team. You are a passionate individual who likes creative and international work environments.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    The successful candidate will join the Biological Systems Research Team at Philip Morris Products S.A. in Neuchatel, Switzerland. He/she will play a major role in the development of standard formats, semantic support and data processing applications for analysis of large scale data sets from various post-genomic technologies and their practical application in biomarker discovery. You will work in a multidisciplinary team that contributes to the development and maintenance of computational pipelines for systems biology data analyses.

    Specifically, you will:
    • Support the enterprise functional genomics/systems biology data management, integration and analysis platform
    • Develop and implement appropriate and strategic software systems and tools including data integration between such systems.
    • Perform specialized bioinformatics software development, programming and database development services with respect to the aforementioned functional genomics/systems biology platform
    • Design and implement data processing and analysis pipelines for production-style data generated by Affymetrix, next-gen sequencing and protein array platforms.

    REQUIREMENTS

    • A first degree in biology/bioinformatics and a relevant higher degree such as an MSc in Bioinformatics or Computer Science, PhD or equivalent work experience is required
    • Demonstrated academic and/or industrial experience in bioinformatics data integration, curation, analysis and software development with particular focus on high-throughput 'omics technologies (microarray, next-gen sequencing)
    • Excellent knowledge of 'omics technologies data standards and their applications (e.g. MAGE-TAB)
    • Demonstrated experience in bioinformatics workflow management system software development (e.g. Galaxy)
    • Excellent programming skills in Perl, Python, C/C++, Java, solid expertise in R/Bioconductor or MATLAB would be a plus
    • Well developed interpersonal and scientific communication skills are a prerequisite together with excellent spoken and written English
    A valid Swiss work permit or Swiss or EU-25/EFTA citizenship is required for this position.

    COMPENSATION

    You will be part of the PMI Research & Development Department, whose primary mission is to research and develop new products with the potential to reduce the risks of smoking-related diseases.

    You will benefit from our dynamic team of professionals, working in a multicultural environment.

    We offer an excellent salary and benefits package as well as a relocation allowance (where appropriate).

    ABOUT US

    Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is the leading international tobacco company, with seven of the world's top 15 brands, including the number one cigarette brand worldwide. PMI's products are sold in approximately 180 countries. In 2010, the company held an estimated 16.0% share of the total international cigarette market outside of the U.S., or 27.6% excluding the People's Republic of China and the U.S.

    For more information, see http://www.pmi.com

    HOW TO APPLY

    Want to discover your potential? Come join our team!

    If you match our profile and you are interested in joining our dynamic team of professionals, please reply online.

    Please apply online at http://www.pmicareers.com

    ARTICLE

    Job Code: D4

    POLICY

    PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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