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Microbiology & Immunology has an exciting opportunity for a Bioinformatics Analyst position. The incumbent works with research staff to extend capabilities in bioinformatics and improve understanding of genetic variation in human health and disease. The Bioinformatics Analyst maintains and performs analysis with existing pipelines while assisting and benchmarking the development of novel methods

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

•          Runs and maintains existing next generation data analysis pipelines.

•          Assists senior bioinformatics analysts in pipeline and algorithm development and validation.

•          Extracts features of interest from data relating to specific biological questions.

•          Contributes to the maintenance of genomic and clinical databases.

•          Performs statistical and integrative data analysis on genomics and clinical data.

•          Works along-side other team members and data analysts.

•          Follows standard operating procedures, documentation, and scripts to generate reports.

•          Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field

• Minimum 1 years of relevant experience

Department Specific Functions                               

• Design and apply bioinformatics algorithms including unsupervised and supervised machine learning, dynamic programming, or graphic algorithms.

• Compile data for use in activities such as gene expression profiling, genome annotation, and structural bioinformatics

• Create novel computational approaches and analytical tools as required by research goals

• Work with lab team to analyze problems, recommend technology-based solutions, or determine computational strategies.

• Create or modify web-based bioinformatics tools and train personnel in technical or scientific procedures.

• Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

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