Senior Bioinformatics Analyst - Genetics of Sickle Cell

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 78,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Analyst to join our hematology research team focused on sickle cell disease genetics. You will lead genomic analyses, develop analytic strategies, and contribute to manuscripts.

Collaboration across departments and external groups enables rich data resources and state-of-the-art HPC access. The role emphasizes statistical genetics, genetic epidemiology, and bioinformatics expertise, with opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in statistical genetics, genetic epidemiology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, computational biology, or statistics/computer science/data science (with a background in biological sciences) or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in at least one programming or scripting language and at least one statistical package, with R preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with scientists across and outside the institution to develop and test hypotheses regarding the genetic modifiers of sickle cell disease.
• Analyze genetic data with minimal supervision by performing advanced analysis, including quality control, data cleaning, statistical evaluation, and visualization.
• Conduct genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and downstream and related analyses including transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS).
• Assist with project reports, presentations to diverse groups, and manuscripts.
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Participate in the development and implementation of procedures to obtain new datasets.
• Stay current on literature and routinely evaluate and integrate new analytical tools.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in statistical genetics, genetic epidemiology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, computational biology, or statistics/computer science/data science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

R

Job description

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Analyst to join our hematology research team focused on sickle cell disease genetics. You will lead genomic analyses, develop analytic strategies, and contribute to manuscripts.

Collaboration across departments and external groups enables rich data resources and state-of-the-art HPC access. The role emphasizes statistical genetics, genetic epidemiology, and bioinformatics expertise, with opportunities to contribute to