Bioinformaticist - McDonnell Genome Institute
Core
Design and perform analysis of in-house and public datasets to answer questions about neurodegeneration, organelle biology, and context-dependent gene function.
Role type
Bioinformaticist
Builds
Mechanistic insights into disease biology and new therapeutic candidates
Domain
Academic research, computational biology, genomics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Computational biology, probabilistic models, statistics, machine learning, discrete mathematics, bioinformatics tools, scientific programming (Python, R, Perl, Java), UNIX/Linux, high-performance compute clusters
Preferred skills
Machine learning/AI methods, Jupyter notebooks, big data processing
Technologies
Python, R, Perl, Java, Jupyter Notebook, UNIX/Linux
Responsibilities
Design and perform analysis of in-house and public datasets; pursue independent research projects and develop testable hypotheses; investigate new computational methods; produce well-documented code and electronic notebooks; research and recommend new algorithms and statistical approaches; train other researchers on analysis software and databases; present work at group meetings
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
