Job:Bioinformatics Scientist for next-generation sequencing clinical testing, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA

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Molecular & Genomic Pathology Lab at UPMC is recruiting a bioinformatics scientist to support the next-generation sequencing clinical testing. The following are requirements for the bioinformatics scientist position:

• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science or Biology with significant computational experiences; M.S. with the right combination of background and experiences will also be considered.
• Basic knowledge about molecular biology and genomics
• Proficient in Python and Linux/Unix/Mac environment;
• Experience in analyzing next generation sequencing data (DNA-seq, RNA-seq etc.) is strongly preferred
• Familiar with commonly used databases and bioinformatics tools for NGS data analysis (eg. bedtools, samtools, IGV, annovar, bowtie, GATK, ChimeraScan, UCSC Genome Browser, etc.)
• (Optional) Experience with Django framework is strongly preferred
• (Optional) Experience with R, Java, HTML/CSS and SQL is preferred

Resumes can be forwarded to Michele Keller at [e-mail]. More information regarding our clinical testing and department can be found at http://path.upmc.edu/divisions/map/index.htm