Job Description

Job Description

The New York Genome Center (NYGC) is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our computational biology group. As a Bioinformatics Scientist, you will be responsible for the analyses and interpretation of cancer genome samples sequenced at NYGC. This includes the maintenance, benchmarking, and continuous improvement of our analysis pipelines, as well as participation in downstream analyses by applying existing tools and algorithms to analyze cancer sequencing data, collaborating with NYGC staff to develop new tools and with external investigators on the integration of genomics results within their scientific projects. This position will report to the Director of Computational Biology.

Job duties will include, but are not limited to:

Contribute to setup, management and maintenance of genomic data analysis pipelines.
Analyze sequencing data using the established pipeline(s) either already in place at NYGC or state-of-the-art workflows developed by others.
Develop and implement innovative computational approaches for the analysis of large sequence datasets from NGS technologies.
Assist, collaborate and consult with external and internal researchers on the analyses and interpretation of cancer NGS data.
Interpret and present the results of the computational and statistical analyses to collaborators and coworkers.
Collaborate with the software engineering team to ensure pipeline upgrades and new pipelines are properly implemented in our production workflow manager.
Mentor Bioinformatics Analysts and Programmers.
Help identify relevant funding opportunities interests and participate in grant writing.
Publish developed methods and scientific findings in scientific journals and give presentations at conferences.
Participate in community outreach.
Stay current on innovations in DNA sequencing technologies and analyses.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time.

Required Experience

PhD. in bioinformatics, computational biology, genetics, computer science or similar required, or master’s degree plus 5 year’s work experience.
Experience in cancer genomics required.
Experience managing and working with next generation sequencing data required.
Extensive knowledge and experience in the use of existing bioinformatics tools and biological databases.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
Experience with cloud computing environments (optional).
Programming skills required; proficiency in python and R required, as well as willingness to learn new programming languages as necessary.
Experience working in Linux and running tasks in a cluster environment (e.g., SGE) required.
Experience working in teams centered around a biological question and with external collaborators required.