Computational Biologist I, Bioinformatics

Key Skills

C Programming, C++, Cloud computing, Data science techniques, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, MATLAB Programming, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, Scala Programming, SQL, TensorFlow

Job Description

The Jeon Lee laboratory at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is welcoming applications for a computational biologist position in multi-omics data analysis. The research focuses on analyzing metabolomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics data, and integrating those analysis results to better understand critical biological processes and to discover biomarkers in order to answer important scientific questions, especially in cancer biology and brain science. Successful applicants will be capable of analyzing mass-spec data, bulk RNA-seq data, and single-cell RNA-seq data, having deep understandings in related statistics and computation algorithms.

Job Duties

• Manage research laboratory computer hardware and software programming and maintenance.
• Ensure existing systems meet the continuing needs of the lab and/or recommend and test new systems as necessary.
• Perform complex data analysis related to specialized research methodologies and results as assigned by the PI.
• Develop and/or modify software to support new and ongoing research projects.
• Resolve hardware, software, and network issues in support of the lab.
• Develop and maintain complex databases to support new and ongoing research projects.
• Train laboratory staff in the use of pertinent research systems.
• May specialize in bioinformatics, software development, network administration, or hardware/software maintenance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience and Education

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field of biological science.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field of biological science, and two (2) years related research experience in bioinformatics and computational biology.