Junior Genomics Data Bioinformatician

Cedars-Sinai; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedars-Sinai is seeking a Research Bioinformatician I to join the Ophir Klein lab. The RBI will perform general omics data analysis, manage data from databases and public repositories, and contribute to software pipelines for genome sequencing and metagenomic analysis.

The role includes daily data analysis, preliminary interpretation, and preparing results for possible publication. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in algorithms, scientific computing, and machine learning or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computational biology, or Bioinformatics (Master's preferred).
• No experience required. Three years of experience in a research environment preferred.
• Background and work knowledge in algorithms, scientific computing, and machine learning or statistics, familiar with C/C++, Java, Perl, Python, and the Unix (Linux) environment.
• Experience manipulating, analyzing, and annotating very large genomic datasets is a plus.
• Experience with nucleic acids methods strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Provides general bioinformatics analysis support for omic projects and data analysis and software compilations (NGS alignment, polymorphism identification, expression analysis, visualization).
• Summarizes analyses results for potential publications and drafts preliminary interpretations.
• Assists in development, testing, and maintenance of modular software pipelines for genome sequencing, assembly, annotation, and metagenomic genotyping on high-throughput platforms.
• Manages data loading, querying from databases, and transforming data to required formats.
• Reviews literature to identify relevant algorithms and software pipelines for bioinformatics and computational biology.

Skills

Algorithms

Scientific computing

Machine learning

Statistics

Genomics data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

C/C++

Java

Perl

Python

Unix/Linux

Job description

Cedars-Sinai is seeking a Research Bioinformatician I to join the Ophir Klein lab. The RBI will perform general omics data analysis, manage data from databases and public repositories, and contribute to software pipelines for genome sequencing and metagenomic analysis.

The role includes daily data analysis, preliminary interpretation, and preparing results for possible publication. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in algorithms, scientific computing, and machine learning or