Mission:
In prevision of a maternity leave, a fixed-term contract of 6 months is available from April 2021 within the Clinical Bioinformatics Group included inside the Diagnostic and Theranostic Medecine Division of Curie Institute.
Main activities:
Implementation of analysis pipelines
Developpement of custom tools for clinical diagnostic
Calibration and validation of analysis pipelines
Help to functionally interpret results using various databases
Contribute to the evolution and maintenance of diagnostic pipelines: updates, bug reporting, validations
Contribute to research projects associated with clinical trials
Regular progress meetings with biologists
Technological watch
Required skills:
Proficient with Unix/Linux environment
Proficient in at least of the following programming languages (ideally with experience with several of them): python, java, R or any other object-oriented programming language
Good knowledge of standard bioinformatics tools for analyzing and interpreting Next Generation Sequencing data (DNA and RNAseq)
Have an interest for interactions with biologists
Rigorous, dynamic, autonomous
Excellent team work
Desired skills:
Good knowledge in algorithmics
Code versioning using git
Proficient in English (oral and written)
Some skills in one or several of the following is highly advantageous: usage of calculation cluster (SGE / SLURM / LSF / MOAB, etc.), experience with distributed programming, usage of GPU, experience in machine learning / deep learning
Some knowledge in oncology is advantageous
Diploma:
A PhD or MSc in Bioinformatics
A first experience Next Generation data analysis is preferred
In order to apply, send a resume and cover letter to: bioinfo-clinique[AT]curie.fr
After six months will the contract be extended? Thanks