Bioinformatician A/B

Bioinformatician A/B

Job Description Summary

The Bioinformatician A/B will collaborate with Dr. Logsdon, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students to develop, implement, and execute computational methods and tools that assess the organization and evolution of human centromeres using long-read sequencing data. The successful candidate will focus on the discovery of genetic and epigenetic variation within human centromeres relevant to health, disease, and their evolution throughout the primate phylogeny. They will also work as part of large sequencing consortia to develop methods to sequence and assemble high-quality reference genomes.

Job Responsibilities

Bioinformatician A

• Develop and maintain algorithms and computational tools to assess the sequence composition, organization, and epigenetic landscape of centromeres and other complex regions of the genome using data generated from genome-sequencing projects
• Create tools to manage and analyze long- and short-read sequencing datasets using massively parallel computing infrastructure
• Develop programs and/or scripts, including graphical visualization software, to facilitate large-scale data mining of the genome as well as genetic, epigenetics, and expression databases
• Collaborate with postdoctoral and doctoral researchers and work independently on research projects as assigned by the Investigator. The latter will include the preparation of summaries and reports to be included in publications
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Bioinformatician B

• All of the Bioinformatician A responsibilities
• Supervise and manage massively parallel computing infrastructure, shared storage, and standalone web and database servers in collaboration with departmental IT staff
• Deploy and manage shared software and reference resources
• Guide the work of junior-level programmer analysts and/or computational students as needed

Qualifications

• A-Bachelor's Degree and 3 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• B-Master's Degree and 3 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Position is contingent upon funding.

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Perelman School of Medicine

Pay Range

$66,000.00 - $101,200.50 Annual Rate

Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job's level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.