Bioinformatics Programmer

Job Description

Job Description:
Department Description: T he Department of Neurology is currently the largest recipient of NIH awards among departments of neurology in US medical schools and has many notable senior faculty including nine members of the Institute of Medicine, six members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, three members of the National Academy of Sciences, and a Nobel laureate. Job Summary: Uses professional bioinformatics concepts. Applies computational procedures to resolve a variety of analysis and research issues. Works on assignments of moderate scope where analysis of data requires a review of a variety of factors. Assists in additional analyses as needed to achieve research objectives. A bright, hardworking individual with very strong communication and organizational skills is sought by the Department of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, to serve as a staff bioinformatician providing support for ongoing research projects related to the analysis of phage immunoprecipitation, metagenomic, transcriptomic (bulk and single cell), and immune repertoire (bulk and single cell) sequencing data. We are seeking an individual with experience in data science, proteomics and open-source software tools and ability to write custom scripts for high throughput sequence mapping and alignment; download and upload of data and integration of data pipelines with public repositories; assisting in management of large genomics datasets as well as writing custom computational solutions when available tools are inadequate and/or if these are necessary to resolve bugs in existing software. Plus if individual possess knowledge of PhIP-Seq assay and antigen discovery in autoimmune and infectious diseases generally.

Qualifications:
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in biological science, computational / programming, or related area and minimum three years of experience or equivalent experience / training. - Working knowledge of bioinformatics methods and data structures. - Working knowledge of applications programming and web development. - Working knowledge of databases. - Working project management skills. - Working knowledge of modern biology and applicable field of research - Interpersonal skills in order to work with both technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization. - Ability to communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner. Preferred Qualifications: - Master’s degree in bioinformatics or computer science - Self motivated, able to learn quickly, meet deadlines and demonstrate problem solving skills. - Working knowledge of application and data security concepts