Bioinformatician I

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals to advance our mission as a not-for-profit supporting patient care, research, teaching, and community service. We believe high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite applicants to join us.

About the role

The Talkowski Laboratory in the Center for Genomic Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic Bioinformatics Specialist to support our research group in analyzing sequencing data to identify structural variants within the human genome using genomic population databases and aggregating phenotype and genotype datasets.

The lab is an interdisciplinary group of scientists, technicians, bioinformaticians, computational biologists, and postdoctoral fellows working in a mutually supportive and respectful environment. We focus on characterizing genomic variation contributing to human disease, integrating molecular and computational genomics methods to investigate the genetic architecture of neuropsychiatric disorders and develop new technologies for translational applications in genetic diagnostics.

This position is hybrid, allowing remote work as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the analysis of biological data using bioinformatics tools and software.
• Perform data processing, quality control, and database maintenance.
• Collaborate with research teams to understand their data analysis needs.
• Support the development and implementation of data analysis pipelines.
• Conduct basic statistical analyses and data visualization.
• Participate in the interpretation and presentation of results.
• Demonstrate independent design and innovation in one or more of the following areas: algorithm development, data analysis, quality assurance/testing, pipeline software/computing development, user interface design & report development, web-based application development, or report development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computational Biology or a related field of study (Master’s preferred).
• Experience in computational sciences (0-1 year preferred).
• Practical experience with programming languages such as Java, C++, R, and/or Python.
• Experience with computational analysis, algorithm development, and statistical analysis.
• Knowledge of existing bioinformatics analysis tools, methods, and databases is a plus.

Skills

• Demonstrated experience in infrastructure, programming languages, and computational sciences.
• Experience working with open-source bioinformatics software.
• Strong analytical skills, including critical thinking, data modeling, problem-solving, and troubleshooting.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, to all levels of staff.
• Excellent time management skills.

Benefits

In addition to competitive base pay, Mass General Brigham offers comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable, and recognition programs designed to celebrate contributions and support professional growth.

Pay

$75,275.20 - $109,553.60/Annual (Grade 6).

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Employee Type: Regular
• Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
• Work Location: 185 Cambridge Street (Hybrid)