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Bioinformatics Scientist

The Fountain Group · Ridgefield, CT · Yesterday
On-siteOTHR$50.34/hrContract

Responsibilities

  • Support oncology drug discovery and development efforts through computational and data-driven approaches.
  • Analyze and integrate multi-modal omics datasets to generate meaningful biological insights.
  • Develop and apply innovative bioinformatics approaches when standard analytical methods are not sufficient.
  • Identify, process, and analyze publicly available and internally generated datasets using statistical and bioinformatics techniques.
  • Collaborate with biologists and scientific teams to address research questions and advance drug discovery programs.
  • Identify and apply emerging technologies in data science and bioinformatics.
  • Stay current with scientific literature and emerging methodologies in computational biology and cancer research.
  • Interpret, document, and present analytical results to biologists and scientific collaborators.
  • Maintain high standards of scientific integrity, data quality, and reproducibility.
  • Ensure FAIR data practices, clear documentation, and reproducible analytical workflows.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biology, Biostatistics, Data Science, or a related field.
  • Python and R programming experience for bioinformatics data analysis.
  • Unix/Linux experience.
  • Experience analyzing bulk and single-cell NGS data.
  • High-performance computing (HPC) experience.
  • Biological pathway analysis experience.
  • Strong understanding of bioinformatics, computational biology, and statistical analysis.
  • Oncology or immunology experience (Preferred).
  • Experience with spatial transcriptomics, methylation, or liquid biopsy data analysis (Preferred).
  • Experience with public oncology datasets such as TCGA, GTEx, Human Cell Atlas, CZ CELLxGENE, or Human Tumor Atlas Network (Preferred).

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