Genomics & Microbiome Data Analyst I

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits

Job summary

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix seeks a Scientific Analyst I for the PANDA Core for Genomics and Microbiome Research at the Steele Children's Research Center. The analyst provides computational analysis across genomics projects, gathers data from sequencing platforms, and develops reports for PI review.

The role involves designing studies with investigators, maintaining pipelines, and delivering publication-ready figures under Linux HPC environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, biostatistics, microbiology, molecular biology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Up to one year of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze data from various databases and sources; perform statistical and/or mathematical programming; develop reports and visual representations.
• Process raw sequencing data through established Core pipelines, including 16S rRNA amplicon (DADA2), shotgun metagenomic, and bulk RNA sequencing analyses.
• Perform routine data reduction and analyses, including statistical computations, differential abundance testing, and differential expression testing.
• Generate draft statistical reports, summary tables, and publication-quality figures for PI review.
• Prepare draft research progress reports summarizing analytical results for PI review.
• Develop and/or maintain databases, and provide consultation, technical assistance, and coordination for investigators or other research faculty.
• Maintain project databases, sample metadata records, and analysis directories on Core and HPC storage.
• Maintain and document reproducible analysis workflows and scripts in R, Python, and shell under version control.
• Track project status and deliverables across concurrent Core projects and coordinate delivery of results to investigators.
• Assist investigators with determining appropriate statistical methodology.
• Participate in project intake meetings and document objectives and plans.
• Assist with experimental design questions based on Core standards.
• Use statistical and mathematical software to summarize and interpret results.
• Coordinate study analysis activities for assigned projects.
• Support dissemination of results and evaluate new platforms and methods.
• Assist with writing of methods, results, figures, and legends for manuscripts and grants.

Skills

R and Python scripting

Linux environment

Bioinformatics analysis

Metagenomics data analysis

Statistical reasoning

Education

Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics or related

Tools

DADA2

QIIME 2

Snakemake

Nextflow

Git version control

Job description

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix seeks a Scientific Analyst I for the PANDA Core for Genomics and Microbiome Research at the Steele Children's Research Center. The analyst provides computational analysis across genomics projects, gathers data from sequencing platforms, and develops reports for PI review.

The role involves designing studies with investigators, maintaining pipelines, and delivering publication-ready figures under Linux HPC environments.