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Stanford University Bioinformatician (2 Year Fixed Term) in Stanford, California
Bioinformatician (2 Year Fixed Term)
School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
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Post Date 4 days ago
Requisition # 103809
The Stanford Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine (SCGPM), situated in the heart of SF Bay Area, has an excellent opportunity available for a motivated bioinformatician. This position within our bioinformatics core team will support our bioinformatics consulting services for faculty and researchers via the Genetics Bioinformatics Service Center (GBSC). For examples of the projects we support, please visithttp://med.stanford.edu/gbsc/baas.html.
The ideal person for this position is a bioinformatician who lives and breathes NGS data analysis and is passionate about learning. The successful candidate will have deep knowledge of NGS technologies, quality analysis for read alignment and variant calling (secondary analysis), and a large suite of analytical methods for discovering genetic components of human diseases (tertiary analysis).
Responsibilities will include:
Meeting faculty members and researchers to evaluate their bioinformatics needs.
Conducting data analysis that meets quality standards of major peer-reviewed publications.
Providing faculty members and researchers with data, analysis protocols, figures, method descriptions, code, documentation, support, and anything else that might be needed to meet project goals.
Managing time and projects efficiently to support the analysis needs of multiple labs simultaneously.
Establishing, refining, and standardizing the process for bioinformatics analysis and validation. Benchmark-driven development is expected, e.g., use of PrecisionFDA/Genome-in-a-Bottle for DNASeq analysis, or the use of well-characterized data or simulated data where commonly-used reference datasets do not exist.
Presenting bioinformatics efforts and best-practices at conferences and symposia. Writing peer-reviewed publications with and outside of client laboratories are strongly encouraged as a part of this position.
Delivering quick proof-of-concept feedback on new methods and protocols.
Providing training to researchers to allow them to learn and use new techniques for analysis.
Staying abreast with bioinformatics best-practices (e.g., large consortium Data Coordination Centers like ENCODE and HMP) as well as cutting-edge data analysis methods from recent publications.
Meeting 3rd party developers, service providers, and consortium members to stay on top of development of new tools, solutions, and practices in the field.
Observing the highest standards of customer interaction, including maintaining confidentiality when required.
This position will take direction from and collaborate with senior bioinformatics team members, who will manage the interactions between team members and the members of the client lab.
The GBSC bioinformatics service team is supported by a group of expert software developers and biomedical engineers who are proficient in a variety of development environments, including large HPC clusters and multiple cloud platforms (e.g., DNAnexus, Google Cloud Platform).
We recommend that interested candidates explore the NIH RePORTER website (https://projectreporter.nih.gov/) to see the range of basic science research Stanford investigators are engaged in. Our bioinformatics service strives to support the entire range of research that is funded by NIH at Stanford.
Note on the position’s status as “Fixed Term”: The bioinformatics consulting team described here has run for over 7 years and we anticipate that this position will be a continuing need for the SCGPM.
* - Other duties may also be assigned.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):
Master's degree in scientific field and three years of relevant experience or combination of relevant experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to learn and utilize relational databases, data integration, and statistics.
Strong written and oral English communication skills.
Computer skills, including word processing and spreadsheet applications.
Ability to understand scientific literature, experimental procedures and their limitations, and current needs of the research community.
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:
None.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
Frequently perform desk based computer tasks, seated work and use light/ fine grasping. Occasionally stand, walk, and write by hand, lift, carry, push pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
May work extended or non-standard hours based on project or business needs. Occasional local travel may be required.
Some work may be performed in a laboratory setting.
WORK STANDARDS (from JDL):
Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide,http://adminguide.stanford.edu.
The expected pay range for this position is $95,000 to $125,000 per annum. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.
At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting acontact form.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
Additional Information
Schedule: Full-time
Job Code: 4182
Employee Status: Fixed-Term
Grade: H
Department URL: http://genetics.stanford.edu/
Requisition ID: 103809
Work Arrangement : On Site