Senior Bioinformaticist – HBV & Liver Data Science

Washington University in St. Louis; United States; On-site; USD 73,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & holidays

Health insurance

U-Pass transit

Retirement plan (403(b))

Wellness programs

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking motivated scientists to join a diverse program studying hepatitis B virus biology and host interactions.

The Schwartz Laboratory in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine leads interdisciplinary projects using stem cell hepatocytes, CRISPR, and advanced genomics to uncover mechanisms of chronic HBV infection and pursue functional cure strategies.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
• Work Experience: Relevant Experience (12 Years).
• Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree or Ph.D., extensive bioinformatics and statistical genetics experience.

Responsibilities

• Independently develop a wide variety of computer programs for data collection, quality control, analysis and report generation.
• Lead and manage research projects, guiding junior members to meet timelines.
• Lead complex data analysis and write interpretative reports for principal investigators.
• Collaborate within cross-functional teams on internal projects and external collaborations.
• Provide centralized, confidential access to phenotypic data for investigators.
• Lead responses to data queries from investigators and collaborators.

Skills

PLINK

QC

IBD

PCA

Association Analysis

Bioinformatics

Biostatistics

Computational Biology

Python

R Programming

SAS

SQL

Unix/Linux

Docker

Java

PLINK (Software)

Quality Control Tools

Linux Bash

Microsoft Excel

Perl Programming

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or Ph.D.

Tools

Docker

PLINK

MAGENTA

Mendelian Randomization

Coloc

QTL

Unix

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking motivated scientists to join a diverse program studying hepatitis B virus biology and host interactions.

The Schwartz Laboratory in the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine leads interdisciplinary projects using stem cell hepatocytes, CRISPR, and advanced genomics to uncover mechanisms of chronic HBV infection and pursue functional cure strategies.