Bioinformatics Analyst III

Duration: Length of the assignment: 3 months M-F, 9-5 (flexible) • The Genomic Research Center Computational Oncology group (GRC-CO) is seeking a highly motivated computational biologist/bioinformatics scientist to play an integral role in a multi-disciplinary team focused on developing new therapies for the treatment of cancer. GRC is a center of excellence for bioinformatics, functional genomics, human genetics, and genomic medicine. • The GRC works across all R&D as well as other areas such as process sciences and corporate strategy. • The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment to contribute to oncology discovery and clinical development programs (including therapies based on antibody-drug conjugates, small molecule inhibitors, protein degraders, etc.). • They will be responsible for formulating scientific questions into coherent analytical efforts, developing rigorous statistical modeling and bioinformatics methods, integrating large scale multi-modal datasets to derive quantitative biological insights, and communicating scientific findings to project teams. Top 5 skills/requirements this person is required • Required Skill 1: NGS analysis (RNAseq, WES, CRISPR screen etc.) • Required Skill 2: R and python • Required Skill 3: experience with HPC clusters, cloud compute, docker containers/apptainers or similar • Required Skill 4: data visualization (ggplot2, plotly, etc.) • Required Skill 5: good communication skills Years of experience, education, and/or certification is required • PhD. Degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, statistics, mathematics, computer science, genomics, cancer biology, immunology, or a related field. • Master’s degree with typically 3-5 years of experience. • Bachelor’s degree with typically 6-8 years of experience. Nice to have (but not required) • oncology background, especially in cancer biology, tumor dependencies, signaling pathways • Predictive modeling, machine learning, statistics • Rshiny, data visualization dashboard development • Version control, github, shell • Strong publication record • Support of programs in early to late stage discovery drug pipeline. • Prior research work in oncology bioinformatics analysis , either in academia or industry About US Tech Solutions: US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com. US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Apply tot his job