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This position is based in Memphis, TN; relocation assistance is available. Memphis is a family-friendly metropolitan area that more than a million residents call home. Memphis is recognized for its world-class music, food, and hospitality. Cost of living is one of our biggest attractions; in fact, Money listed Memphis as one of the least expensive cities in which to raise a child. Mild winters and beautiful green spaces make the city a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts – there are over 200 miles of bike-friendly lanes with more being added. Forbes recently named Memphis the 4th happiest city in which to work. Why live anywhere else?
St. Jude is seeking a seasoned bioinformatics research scientist to lead and participate in the development of multiple scientific products and initiatives on the St. Jude Cloud project. This position will work on a wide array of scientific problems applicable to large-scale pediatric cancer data sharing. Concretely, this role will serve as the domain expert working on at least one of our product development teams building applications within the St. Jude Cloud ecosystem, including the large-scale data sharing application, Genomics Platform (https://platform.stjude.cloud); the pediatric cancer reference knowledgebase, PeCan (https://pecan.stjude.cloud); and the genomic and epigenomic visualization platform, Visualization Community (https://viz.stjude.cloud). Cross-ecosystem projects, such as developing a comprehensive diagnosis ontology used across St. Jude Cloud applications and collecting/harmonizing the catalog of scientific information shared through St. Jude Cloud will be a major focus. Finally, this position will have a specific emphasis on developing and publishing bioinformatics workflows that are (a) used to harmonize data published on St. Jude Cloud and (b) are available for external users of St. Jude Cloud.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead data analysis and deliver high-quality results by formulating advanced and/or new analytical approaches with the available data/ to address challenging data analysis questions.
- Deliver data files, and document the analytical process. Participate in manuscript preparation at project's conclusion.
- Establish and document protocols or best practices for common research tasks.
- Recommend ideas to automate or improve existing analysis methods and implement the improvement.
- Evaluate and test new methods and technologies. Develop reusable code and pipeline. Participate in redistribution and education of novel methods to research community when required.
- Lead and participate in the department's developmental projects and interdepartmental team projects. Act as a project manager when required.
- Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
- Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
Minimum Education and/or Training:
- Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, cheminformatics, statistics/computer science (with a background in biological sciences or chemistry) or related field.
- Master's degree or PhD preferred.
Minimum Experience:
- Minimum Requirement: Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant post-degree work in bioinformatics, cheminformatics, statistics/computer science (with a background in biological sciences or chemistry).
- Experience Exception: Master's degree with 8+ years of relevant post-degree experience (OR) PhD with 5+ years of relevant post-degree experience.
- Substantial experience in at least one programming or scripting language and at least one statistical package, with R preferred.
Compensation
In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $125,840 - $238,160 per year for the role of Lead Bioinformatics Research Scientist - St. Jude Cloud.
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