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University of Chicago (UC) is hiring: Data Analyst in Chicago

University of Chicago (UC), Chicago, IL, United States

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Description:

  • Help process and analyze breast and ovarian cancer genomic data, using statistical methods and deep learning frameworks to discover novel insights.

  • Assist in implementing and refining existing bioinformatic pipelines for handling complex genomic datasets, ensuring high-quality results and reproducibility according to lab-internal protocols.

  • Assists in analyzing data for the purpose of extracting applicable information. Performs research projects that provide analysis for a number of programs and initiatives.

  • May assist staff or faculty members with data manipulation, statistical applications, programming, analysis and modeling on a scheduled or ad-hoc basis.

  • Collects, organizes, and may analyze information from the University's various internal data systems as well as from external sources.

  • Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in computational biology, genomics, bioinformatics, statistics, or another relevant quantitative discipline.
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Experience:

  • Familiarity with R and Python.

  • Familiarity with high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
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Preferred Competencies

  • Strong Analytical skills.

  • Problem-solving skills.

  • Organizational skills.

  • Verbal and written communication skills.

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Application Documents

  • Resume (required)

  • Cover Letter (required)

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