Genomics Data Software Specialist (Python/R)

University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 194,800; Full time

Job summary

The Spence Lab at University of California, San Francisco is recruiting a Specialist at the Junior, Assistant, Associate, or Full rank to develop and implement software for analyzing large genetic datasets to understand how genetic variation affects disease risk, with potential for an independent research project.

The role requires collaboration in lab meetings and journal clubs, participation in code reviews, and supporting lab members with computational pipelines, using Unix, Python or R, and

Qualifications

• Must have either a baccalaureate degree or equivalent research experience (Junior Specialist).
• Master’s degree or equivalent for higher ranks or equivalent research experience (Assistant/Associate).
• Terminal degree or 10+ years experience for Full Specialist.

Responsibilities

• Participating in lab meetings and journal clubs.
• Participating in code review.
• Assisting lab members with the implementation and running of computational pipelines.

Skills

Unix command line

Python or R programming

Data visualization

Education

Baccalaureate degree

Master's degree

Terminal degree

Tools

Snakemake

Job description

The Spence Lab at University of California, San Francisco is recruiting a Specialist at the Junior, Assistant, Associate, or Full rank to develop and implement software for analyzing large genetic datasets to understand how genetic variation affects disease risk, with potential for an independent research project.

The role requires collaboration in lab meetings and journal clubs, participation in code reviews, and supporting lab members with computational pipelines, using Unix, Python or R, and