Lead Bioinformatics Analyst: Brain Gene Expression

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

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis in Saint Louis, MO, seeks a bioinformatics-focused researcher to lead analysis of transcriptomic datasets from brain studies. You will implement algorithms, visualize results, and help manage large omics data while mentoring others in computational methods.

The role emphasizes collaboration, data interpretation, and contributing to research discussions within the Dougherty lab's genomics projects, with opportunities to present work and train teammates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master’s degree in bioinformatics, genetics, data science, computer science or related field preferred.
• 2 years relevant experience in genomics data analysis or bioinformatics.

Responsibilities

• Implements algorithms and software for analyzing omics-based datasets (bulk/single-cell RNA-seq, MPRA).
• Visualizes results across experiments.
• Manages data and supports storage, investigation and dissemination of large datasets.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Bioinformatics Tools

Communication

Computational Biology

Data Analysis

Critical Reasoning

Team Collaboration

Genome Sequencing

Machine Learning Basics

Linux UNIX

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree - Bioinformatics

Tools

Nextflow

Snakemake

Singularity

Apptainer

Docker

Conda

Git

GitHub

Globus

SFTP

SLURM

LSF

HPC

Seurat

Scanpy

DESeq2

EdgeR

limma

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis in Saint Louis, MO, seeks a bioinformatics-focused researcher to lead analysis of transcriptomic datasets from brain studies. You will implement algorithms, visualize results, and help manage large omics data while mentoring others in computational methods.

The role emphasizes collaboration, data interpretation, and contributing to research discussions within the Dougherty lab's genomics projects, with opportunities to present work and train teammates.