Associate Bioinformatician-MSH - Genetics

Mount Sinai; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System seeks an Associate Bioinformatician to manage large databases and perform statistical and genomic analyses, integrating experimental and bioinformatics approaches to human disease. You will deliver bioinformatics services for biomedical data from cutting-edge genomic technologies, supporting a range of projects.

The role emphasizes independent project development, collaboration with biologists, and potential involvement in sequence/structural analyses and data mining.

Qualifications

• BS in Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computer Sciences, Statistics or related discipline.
• MS in related field preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a research environment; 2-3 years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements bioinformatics tools and processes.
• Identifies and resolves technical issues; proposes upgrades to current software.
• Develops projects and works independently on bioinformatics analyses.
• Manages databases; conducts statistical and genomic analyses; supports manuscript/presentation preparation.
• May collaborate with wet-bench biologists and analyze data from microarrays and high-throughput sequencing.
• May perform sequence and structural analyses, data mining, or statistical modeling.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Programming

Genomic analysis

Bioinformatics tools

Data management

Data mining

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Databases

Job description

The Associate Bioinformatician manages and organizes large databases, and conducts statistical and genomic analysis. Uses software to gather, store, manipulate and analyzes research data.

The Associate Bioinformatician will work with a group of researchers/biologists on innovative genomic analyses of structural variation, epigenetics, and gene expression in an integrated environment combining experimental and bioinformatics approaches to human disease. The individual will support research projects by delivering bioinformatics services for bio-medical data from cutting-edge genomic technologies

The ideal candidate will have strong statistical and programming proficiencies with proven expertise in genomic analysis.

• Designs and implements bioinformatics tools and processes.
• Identifies and resolves technical issues and proposes upgrades to current software.
• Develop projects and work independently on a variety of bioinformatics analysis projects.
• Manages databases, conducts statistical and genomic analysis, and participates in the preparation of manuscripts and presentations.
• May be involved in sequence and structural analysis, data mining, or statistical modeling.
• May collaborate with wet-bench biologists and work independently to analyze data derived from several types of projects using microarrays and high-throughput sequencing.
• May conducts analysis of microarray and high-throughput sequencing data, genome sequence analysis, experimental design and statistical analysis.
• Other related duties as assigned.

• B.S. in Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computer Sciences, Statistics or related discipline. M.S. in related field preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in research environment, 2-3 years preferred

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $60,000.00 - $67,600.01 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 816 - Genetics/Genomic Sci - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine