Bioinformaticist - Medical Oncology

Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Category Research
Job Description
Role Overview

Assists in developing and conducting research projects, including experiment design, data analysis, and documentation of experiment results. Designs, develops, and implements algorithms and computer software for omics-based data sets. Performs complex systems analysis of data and writes interpretative reports.

What You Will Do

Primary duties include designing and developing research projects, performing data analysis, and writing interpretative reports. Trains other researchers on the use of analysis software and research databases. Assists with grant preparation and reporting.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical thinking, big data processing, and bioinformatics skills. Experience with complex data analysis, computational biology, and statistical modeling is also required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 4 years of research experience
  • Analytical thinking
  • Big data processing
  • Bioinformatics tools
  • Communication
  • Complex data analysis
  • Computational biology
  • Critical reasoning
  • Data management
  • Discrete mathematics
  • Group problem solving
  • Java programming
  • Perl programming
  • Probabilistic modeling
  • Python programming
  • Statistics

Benefits

  • Up to 22 days of vacation
  • 10 recognized holidays
  • Sick time
  • Competitive health insurance packages
  • Free Metro transit U-Pass
  • Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Wellness challenges
  • Annual health screenings
  • Mental health resources
  • Mindfulness programs and courses
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • Financial resources
  • Access to dietitians
  • 4 weeks of caregiver leave
  • Tuition coverage for you and your family
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