Bioinformatician II Cancer Center

Hugh Chatham Health, Inc.; Winston-Salem (NC); In loco; USD 49.000 - 73.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health benefits

Paid Time Off

Retirement plans

Descrizione del lavoro

Advocate Health is seeking a bioinformatics specialist to support faculty and staff in biostatistics and bioinformatics at the Comprehensive Cancer Center in Winston-Salem, NC. You will collaborate on genomics, proteomics, imaging, and other data-intensive studies, developing analysis pipelines and visualization tools.

The role requires a Master's in a relevant field or a Bachelor's with statistics experience, plus strong programming skills in Java, Perl, Python, and R.

Competenze

• Master's degree in bioinformatics, mathematics, biomathematics, computer science, engineering, or related scientific discipline.
• Bachelor's degree with three years' statistics experience.
• Experience in software development and database development.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with resources and tools in genomics, proteomics, imaging, bioinformatics, and related disciplines.
• Understanding of modern biology and bioinformatics fundamentals.
• Experience in computer programming (Java, Perl, Python, R) and database programming.
• Knowledge of cancer biology, statistics, and statistical analysis.
• Experience with bioinformatic tools and public databases.

Mansioni

• Provide bioinformatics support for faculty and staff in biostatistics and bioinformatics.
• Collaborate with cancer center investigators and assist in developing genomics, proteomics, imaging, and other related quantitatively oriented studies that promote advanced scientific research through innovative data handling, data analysis, and data processing pipeline and visualization methods.
• Design and develop bioinformatics analysis and visualization software tools and web applications.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge in data visualization software, web application development for data intensive problems, web services development and deployment, performance tuning or high-performance applications, or bioinformatics software development.
• Develop and apply computational algorithms to biomedical studies using genomic, proteomic, expression, imaging and other related data.
• Perform timely and accurate bioinformatics analysis to aid researchers in high throughput data analysis. Maintain, support, and document shared tools, web pages, and data sets for computational analysis. Assist in the development and maintenance of relational database for storing data and analysis results.
• Assist in advance analyses under the supervision of faculty and senior biostatisticians and bioinformaticians.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Bioinformatics familiarity

Biology knowledge

Statistics knowledge

Programming (Java/Perl/Python/R)

Public databases tools

Formazione

Master's degree in bioinformatics or related field

Bachelor's degree + 3 years statistics experience

Strumenti

Java

Perl

Python

R

Relational databases

Descrizione del lavoro

Department

37371 Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Comprehensive Cancer Center

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

M-F 8-5

Strongly Preferred

• Master's degree in bioinformatics, mathematics, biomathematics, computer science, engineering, or related scientific discipline.
• Experience in software development and database development.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with resources and tools relevant to research in genomics, proteomics, imaging, bioinformatics, and related disciplines.1. An understanding of the fundamentals of modern biology and bioinformatics.
• Experience in computer programming (Java, Perl, Python, R) and database programming.
• Knowledge of biology especially cancer biology, statistics and experience conducting statistical analysis.
• Experience with bioinformatic tools and public databases.

Pay Range

$35.50 - $53.25

Education/Experience

Master's degree in bioinformatics, mathematics, biomathematics, computer science, engineering, or related scientific discipline, or, bachelor's degree with three years' experience in statistics

Experience in software development and database development

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, And/or REGISTRATION

n/a

Essential Functions

• Provide bioinformatics support for faculty and staff in biostatistics and bioinformatics.
• Collaborate with cancer center investigators and assist in developing genomics, proteomics, imaging, and other related quantitatively oriented studies that promote advanced scientific research through innovative data handling, data analysis, and data processing pipeline and visualization methods.
• Design and develop bioinformatics analysis and visualization software tools and web applications.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge in the following areas: data visualization software, web application development for data intensive problems, web services development and deployment, performance tuning or high-performance applications, or bioinformatics software development.
• Develop and apply computational algorithms to biomedical studies using genomic, proteomic, expression, imaging and other related data. Examples include, but are not limited to classical statistical methods, machine learning, vector support analysis, neural networks, and regression trees.
• Perform timely and accurate bioinformatics analysis to aid researchers in high throughput data analysis. Maintain, support, and document shared tools, web pages, and data sets for computational analysis. Assist in the development and maintenance of relational database for storing data and analysis results. Work with researchers to define and implement bioinformatics analysis tools.
• Assist in advance analyses under the supervision of faculty and senior biostatisticians and bioinformaticians.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Skills/Qualifications

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Familiarity with resources and tools relevant to research in genomics, proteomics, imaging, bioinformatics, and related disciplines

An understanding of the fundamentals of modern biology and bioinformatics.

Experience in computer programming (Java, Perl, C/C++) and database programming.

Knowledge of CPR, fitness testing, and exercise physiology.

Knowledge of statistics and experience conducting statistical analysis.

Experience with bioinformatic tools and public databases

Work Environment

Clean, well-lit, comfortable office setting

Our Commitment To You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.