Bioinformatics Analyst

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Health savings account (HSA) with IU

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Retirement plan with IU contributions

Tuition subsidy for IU courses

Paid holidays and generous PTO

Job summary

Indiana University Center for Bioinformatics at IU School of Medicine seeks a skilled bioinformatician to preprocess high-throughput sequencing data, implement pipelines for alignment, quantification, and variant detection, and generate publication-ready figures. The role collaborates with researchers, maintains datasets, and stays current with bioinformatics trends.

You will communicate results clearly, support data sharing, and contribute to reproducible analyses in a fast-paced research

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (preferred in computer science, bioinformatics, biology, or related field)
• Master's degree in computer science, bioinformatics, biology, or related field
• Some experience in research technology support or large biological data analysis

Responsibilities

• Preprocess and QC of high-throughput sequencing data
• Run and maintain bioinformatics pipelines for data alignment, quantification, and variant/feature detection
• Generate figures, tables, and summaries of analyses for manuscripts and reports
• Organize and maintain research datasets with reproducibility standards
• Communicate analysis results to researchers and collaborators

Skills

Communication skills

Professionalism

Time management

Quality commitment

Adaptability

Willingness to learn

Single-cell data analysis

Linux shell commands

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Bioinformatics/Biology

Master's degree in CS/Bioinformatics/Biology

Tools

Seurat

Scanpy

Job description

THE CENTER FOR BIOINFORMATICS (IN-CCBB-IUINA)

The Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) is committed to conducting outstanding basic, clinical and translational research that promotes advanced computation and informatics approaches to increase the overall understanding of normal and disease-associated biological processes, drug development and therapeutic responses. The center stimulates and facilitates collaboration among computational scientists, laboratory and clinical investigators, and other health care researchers while simultaneously educating the next generation of bioinformaticians through coursework and direct participation in research activities.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Performs preprocessing and quality control of high-throughput next generation sequencing data.
• Executes established bioinformatics pipelines for data alignment, quantification, and variant or feature detection.
• Implements and maintains bioinformatics pipelines.
• Improves and creates new analysis pipelines for new data types and projects.
• Generates figures, tables, and summaries of analytical results to support manuscripts, presentations, and reports.
• Organizes, documents, and maintains research datasets in accordance with data management and reproducibility standards.
• Assists with data sharing and preparation of datasets for publication or collaborative use.
• Communicates with researchers to explain and interpret analysis results.

General Responsibilities

• Employs a variety of computational sequence analysis (mathematical and computing) tools to model and analyze biological data in support of researchers.
• Accesses, extracts and prepares data for analysis, including combining data run on multiple platforms as well as externally generated data in support of meta-analyses.
• Installs, configures, customizes, and supports analytical software for data on research clusters.
• Performs performance and reliability assessments to ensure systems are performing to maximum productivity and scientific validity.
• Documents consultation, analysis, and quality control efforts.
• Researches and stays up-to-date on emerging technologies/tools, trends, standards, and best practices related to bioinformatics.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in computer science, bioinformatics, biology, or related field.)

Preferred

• Master's degree in computer science, bioinformatics, biology, or related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Some experience in research technology support, large biological data analysis, or related experience.
• 1 year experience in single-cell data analysis and analyzing Oxford Nanopore long-read data.

Skills

Required

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.

Preferred

• Demonstrable experience/skill with single cell data analysis.
• Familiarity with widely used tools such as Seurat, Scanpy.
• Demonstrable experience/skill with long-read data analysis.
• Knowledge of Linux shell commands.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Career Level: Core

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Information Technology

Job Family: Data Analysis & Engineering

This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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