Bioinformatics Research Scientist, Neuroscience Genomics

Washington University in St. Louis; Missouri; On-site; USD 42,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation and holidays

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Transit benefits

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a motivated researcher to lead dry-lab analysis of large transcriptomic datasets in the Dougherty lab.

You will implement algorithms and software for omics data, visualize results, and collaborate with researchers across teams. Ideal candidates have strong computatio­nal skills in R and Python, experience with RNA-seq analysis packages, and familiarity with Linux/HPC environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field; Master’s preferred.
• Experience with omics data analysis and RNA-seq is desirable.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze omics datasets (RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, MPRA) and interpret results.
• Develop and maintain analysis pipelines and software.
• Collaborate with investigators and present findings in meetings.
• Provide training and mentoring in computational methods.

Skills

R language

Python

Machine learning basics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, genetics, statistics, data science, computer science or related field

Master's degree - Bioinformatics

Tools

Nextflow

Snakemake

Git/GitHub

Docker

Singularity/Apptainer

Conda

Linux/UNIX

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a motivated researcher to lead dry-lab analysis of large transcriptomic datasets in the Dougherty lab.

You will implement algorithms and software for omics data, visualize results, and collaborate with researchers across teams. Ideal candidates have strong computatio­nal skills in R and Python, experience with RNA-seq analysis packages, and familiarity with Linux/HPC environments.