Senior Bioinformatics Analyst - Genomics Center (Remote)

University of Minnesota; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mostly Remote

3 days in office per week

Job summary

The University of Minnesota Genomics Center is hiring a skilled bioinformatics analyst to support cutting-edge genomics services for researchers, clinicians, and external scientists. The role spans Operations, Development, and Research, involving running and troubleshooting databases and software, grant work, and scientific publishing.

The position emphasizes data analysis, collaboration with customers on experimental design, and contributing to informatics infrastructure and service

Qualifications

• Requires advanced degree with at least 6 years of experience or terminal degree plus at least 3 years of experience.
• Doctorate in computational or biological science field plus least 3 years of bioinformatics experience.
• Experience developing and executing analysis workflows for high-throughput sequence data.
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• 65% Analyze Genomic Datasets: processing sequence data from Illumina, PacBio, Oxford Nanopore; investigate data quality issues; analyze single-cell and spatial datasets; meet with customers on experimental design and results interpretation.
• 20% Assist the Development and Research groups with improving services, developing new services, analysis and interpretation of research project datasets.
• 15% Assist with the maintenance and development of the Genomics Center's informatics infrastructure: data management, analysis pipeline development, computer system management, staying updated on field developments.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Data analysis

Workflow development

Education

Advanced degree in computational or biological science

Doctorate in computational or biological science

Tools

High-throughput sequence data

Job description

The University of Minnesota Genomics Center is hiring a skilled bioinformatics analyst to support cutting-edge genomics services for researchers, clinicians, and external scientists. The role spans Operations, Development, and Research, involving running and troubleshooting databases and software, grant work, and scientific publishing.

The position emphasizes data analysis, collaboration with customers on experimental design, and contributing to informatics infrastructure and service