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ID #20068754
State Connecticut
City Ridgefield
Job type Contract
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Yoh - A Day & Zimmerman Company
Showed 2021-09-22
Date 2021-09-21
Deadline 2021-11-19
Category Internet engineering
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Scientist III / IV Bioinformatics (Immune Disease Research)

Connecticut, Ridgefield, 06877 Ridgefield USA

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Scientist III / IV Bioinformatics

(Immune Disease Research

)

needed in Ridgefield, CT for an American research-driven pharmaceutical company that strives to improve health of people and animals everywhere in the world. If you meet the requirements, please apply to this job. (Job#323983)

12 month w2 contract Pay rate: $40 - $43/hour

Description: As an active team member of the Exploratory Bioinformatics group within the Computational Biology (CompBio) research group at our client's US research facility in Ridgefield, CT. The successful candidate will contribute to drug discovery efforts through analysis of multiple disease-relevant data sets, as well as development of core informatics pipelines and data organization.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Strong scientific understanding and experience in bioinformatics
  • Experience in pharmaceutical research and in Immunological disease a plus
  • Design, implement and/or deploy NGS data analysis workflows for data processing, visualization, integration and mining to support novel therapeutic target identification and disease biomarker discovery
    • Data Analysis : Implement methods for omics data analysis, and interpretation of genomic data sets (e.g., bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, ATAC-Seq)
    • Data Visualization: Fluency in contemporary data visualization methods like R Shiny , D3
    • Data Integration: Analyzing diverse datasets (multi-omics) to find relevant drug discovery targets and downstream effects relevant to immune disease
    • Data Mining: Internal, collaborative, and public databases to assist in the characterization of Immune disease
  • Select, and benchmark methods and tools, define and perform appropriate QC measures
  • Apply and develop innovative analysis approaches when standard methods are not adequate
  • Interpret and present analysis results to coworkers and collaborators
  • Follow relevant scientific literature to ensure use of optimal methods and understand emerging practices across the field
  • Demonstrates the ability to interpret the outcome of experiments, propose appropriate follow-up, and may propose new avenues of investigation
  • Communicates own work effectively orally and in writing; contributes to writing protocols, procedures, and technical reports
  • Automate processing and results reporting and delivery
  • Reports and treats data with a high level of integrity and ethics
  • Complies with applicable regulations; Maintains proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies

Scientist III Requirements:
  • Master's degree from an accredited institution with three-plus (3+) years of experience in a related scientific discipline (Computer Science, Genomics, Biostatistics or Bioinformatics preferred) OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with seven-plus (7+) years of experience in a STEM discipline.
  • The successful candidate will have experience with more than one of the following; analyzing next-generation sequencing (NGS), functional genomics, statistics for big data analysis, or multi-omics data integration
  • Good knowledge of existing bioinformatics databases and file formats
  • In-depth understanding of computational methods for NGS analysis and the usage of public data resources required
  • Strong hands-on skills in relevant programming languages (e.g., R, Python, Shiny, UNIX/Linux, UNIX bash shell scripting, Nextflow), statistical software, cloud computing, visualization tools, and relevant R/Bioconductor packages
  • Demonstrated ability to produce well-designed and documented code
  • Familiarity with computational biology tools and experience working with computational biologists to solve problems
  • Must enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary and collaborative environment
  • Ability to troubleshoot both individually and as part of a team
  • Excellent oral and written skills with the ability to communicate in an open, transparent, timely and consistent manner

Scientist IV Requirements:

Required for Scientist IV:
  • Master's degree from an accredited institution with six-plus (6+) years of experience in a related scientific discipline (Computer Science, Genomics, Biostatistics or Bioinformatics preferred) OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with ten-plus (10+) years of experience in a STEM discipline.
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What's In It For You? We welcome you to be a part of one of the largest global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh's network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh's extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh's vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you.
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
  • 401K Retirement Saving Plan
  • Life & Disability Insurance
  • Direct Deposit & weekly ePayroll
  • Employee Discount Programs
  • Referral Bonus Programs
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Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Visit https://www.yoh.com/applicants-with-disabilities to contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.

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