BIOINFORMATICS ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is at present recruited BIOINFORMATICS ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST right now, this occupation will be assigned in Pennsylvania. More details about this occupation opportunity please give attention to these descriptions.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute is an interdisciplinary institution dedicated to conducting basic! , clinical and translational research on conditions and diseases that affect children, and is part of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania research community.
This Bioinformatics Associate Scientist position is within the laboratory of Dr. Sharon Diskin in the Center for Childhood Cancer Research (CCCR). The CCCR is a Center of Emphasis at the Research Institute and represents a highly integrated basic, translational and clinical research environment dedicated to eradicating the pain and suffering caused by cancer in children.
Our laboratory is focused on translational genomics of pediatric cancers, with an emphasis on neuroblastoma, a malignancy of the developing sympathetic nervous system. A primary goal is to understand the complex interplay between germline and tumor genetics and their effect on tumor initiation, progression and response to therapy. Research in the lab is inherently multi-disciplinary in that it couples inte! grative computational analyses of large scale data such as nex! t generation sequencing, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping, mRNA and miRNA expression, epigenetic profiling, and DNA copy number data, with rigorous experimental validation.
The main responsibilities for this position are as follows:
- Genomic data analysis (primary responsibility). Develop and/or implement statistical, informatics and computational methodologies for genetic analysis. NGS data analysis and software development. SNP and expression array analysis. Primary and secondary analysis of genomic data, including biologically meaningful integration of diverse data types.
- Participate in collaborative projects between our lab and other laboratories in the CCCR and/or computational groups at CHOP and UPenn as needed.
The ideal candidate will have a PhD or Masters in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Computer Science or related field. The preferred candidates will also have 5-7 o! f research experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
Requirements:
- Value for research integrity and collaborative research
- High degree of understanding of genomics and computational biology
- Strong people skills and good communication skills
- Great organizational and time management skills
- Effective problem solving/critical thinking skills
Interested individuals should send a cover letter, CV, and three references and/or letters of recommendation and must also complete a profile on our website at www.chop.edu/careers .
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:
Drug Screening
FBI Fingerprint Check
Child Abuse Clearance
All CHOP employees who work in a patient building or who provide patient care are required to receive an annual influenza vaccine unless they are granted a medical or religious exemption.
To learn more about the CHOP Research Institute and the research programs visit:! http://research.chop.edu.
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This occupation starts available on: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:17:39 GMT
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