Computational Biologist: RNA Decay & NGS Research

Thomas-Jefferson-University-; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia seeks a highly motivated computational biologist to advance our RNA-related decoding projects. You will develop and implement bioinformatics tools and pipelines, and oversee the processing and analysis of next-generation sequencing data in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

Applicants should hold a PhD in a relevant field, be fluent in R and Python, and have experience with RNA-Seq and Ribo-Seq data, visualization, and statistical

Qualifications

• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Sciences, or related field.
• Proficiency in R and Python and Linux/Unix command line tools.
• Experience analyzing NGS data including RNA-Seq and Ribo-Seq; data evaluation and visualization.
• Basic knowledge of molecular biology techniques.
• Knowledge of statistical methods and their applications to biological datasets.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills in a multidisciplinary team.
• Publication track-record in relevant fields.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement bioinformatics tools and pipelines.
• Oversee processing, management and analysis of NGS data.
• Support ongoing research projects.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to translate data into insights.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation and data sharing.

Skills

Strong analytical and quantitative

Collaborative teamwork

Publication track-record

Education

PhD in Computational Biology or related field

Tools

R

Python

Linux/Unix

RNA-Seq

Ribo-Seq

Data visualization

Bioconductor

ENCODE

UCSC Genome Browser

Ensembl

NCBI databases

Illumina

Oxford Nanopore

Job description

Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia seeks a highly motivated computational biologist to advance our RNA-related decoding projects. You will develop and implement bioinformatics tools and pipelines, and oversee the processing and analysis of next-generation sequencing data in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

Applicants should hold a PhD in a relevant field, be fluent in R and Python, and have experience with RNA-Seq and Ribo-Seq data, visualization, and statistical