Bioinformatics Scientist, Sr

Job title: Bioinformatics Scientist, Sr

Company: Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles

Job description: Work That Matters – Our work is 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

No one has more expertise treating children than Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. CHLA is the only children’s hospital in California to make the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of “Best” children’s hospitals, and is nationally ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties.

Join a hospital where the work you do will matter—to you, to your colleagues, and above all, to our patients and families. At times the work may be challenging, but it is always rewarding. We hope you’ll come and find out for yourself.

It’s Work That Matters.

The Senior Bioinformatics Scientist oversees the analysis and management of high throughput data generated from NGS or high throughput arrays. The individual will work closely with CHLA scientists, physicians, bioinformatics analyst and biostatisticians to provide customized solutions for a broad variety of biological experiments. He/she will assist with managing, analyzing, and interpreting data generated by parallel detection systems used in genomics and transcriptomics.

The successful candidate will implement both software and hardware applications/systems supporting scientific data workflow processes and develop pipelines. He/she also provides research support to investigators and assists in training investigators and new users to use bioinformatics applications and databases.

The Senior Bioinformatics Scientist participates in the bioinformatics group’s independent research and assists in preparing and submitting manuscripts for publication. He/She also plays a leadership role in recruiting and managing junior bioinformatics analysts or scientists.

Qualifications: PhD degree in bioinformatics or equivalent. Three years of hands-on experience in life science data, genomics and computation. Demonstrated ability to solve biologically-relevant problems requiring novel applications of exploratory data analysis. Experience in NGS data analysis is highly desirable.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required: Excellent English written and oral communication skills. Proficient in scripting languages (phtyon, perl) or Java. Proficient with R (non-coursework related) and relational database packages (MySQL). Knowledge of microarray and NGS data management and analysis. Knowledge of genomic database resources at NCBI, EMBL strongly preferred. Knowledge of hardware including server, network, etc. Ability to synthesize statistical and bioinformatics results into graphic and written form.

Additional Info:

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is a leader in pediatric and adolescent health both here and across the globe. As a premier Magnet teaching hospital, you’ll find an environment that’s alive with learning, rooted in care and compassion, and home to thought leadership and unwavering support. CHLA is dedicated to creating hope and building healthier futures – for our patients, as well as for you and your career!

CHLA has been affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California since 1932.

At Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, our work matters. And so do each and every one of our valued team members. Your race and ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation and ability make you uniquely you – and that is just who we are looking for! So, bring the best of yourself and contribute to our mission in your own unique way.

Diversity inspires innovation. Our experiences, perspectives and backgrounds allow us to better serve our patients. As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate the differences of our team members.

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Location: Los Angeles, CA

Job date: Fri, 09 Apr 2021 22:36:57 GMT


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