Bioinformatician A/B (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)
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Posted Job Title
Bioinformatician A/B (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)
Job Profile Title
Bioinformatician A
Job Description Summary
Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists, principal investigator and other laboratory team members. Discuss study design with research team, and apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
Bioinformatician A: The Human Immunology Core at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine is seeking a skilled and motivated bioinformatician to join our team to analyze large immune repertoire datasets (next generation sequencing of antibody and T cell receptor gene rearrangements). This individual will be responsible for assuring the quality of sequencing data using existing tools, aggregating data into databases, creating relevant figures and statistical analyses on a per-project basis, and work with the lead bioinformatician to submit sequencing data to publicly available repositories.
Bioinformatician B: In addition to the duties described above for the Bioinformatician A, the Bioinformatician B will create and document reusable software tools that can be used across multiple projects, providing clients with figures and data that is relevant to their project. The bioinformatician will also assist with employee training for routine data quality control, analysis and visualization. Finally, the bioinformatician will contribute to manuscripts, reports, and grant applications based on the biological significance of each dataset.
Position contingent upon funding*
Qualifications
Bioinformatician B: In addition to the qualifications of the Bioinformatician A, the Bioinformatician B should have at least 1 year of work experience in biomedical data analysis, preferably in a role where the informatician needs to work closely with wet bench investigators generating multi-omics data (e.g., immunophenotyping, RNAseq, single cell sequencing data, immune repertoire profiling). Familiarity with immunology assays, creation of bioinformatics pipelines, software testing, and database management and/or laboratory information management systems (LIMS) would be additional areas of preferred expertise or experience.
Job Location – City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
Perelman School of Medicine
Pay Range
$51,824.00 – $101,200.50 Annual Rate
Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, as well as internal and market factors and grade profile.
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Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.
University Benefits
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