Research Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Description - Research Postdoctoral Fellow (2400030R) Position Overview A Bioinformatics postdoc or Bioinformatics analyst position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Javad Nazarian at the brand-new Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus, Children’s National Hospital. The candidate will be co-mentored by Dr. Chunchao Zhang, a bioinformatics faculty member collaborating closely with Dr. Nazarian. This position is expected to play a prominent role within the research program of a unique research and innovation hub that drives life-saving discoveries for children diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 1-Associated Gliomas. The ideal candidate is seeking a long-term career within a growing lab, is passionate about applying scientific knowledge in pursuit of a pediatric brain cancer cure, eagerly learns new skills, welcomes new responsibilities, and has excellent time management and project management skills. The candidate will be responsible for providing broad bioinformatics skills and support for cancer genetics projects, manipulating and representing large-scale phenotypic and genotypic data to support the analysis and presentation of results. The candidate will have the opportunity to work closely with clinical research coordinators, research technicians, post-doctoral fellows, and other research staff, including principal investigators. He or She will have the opportunity to be co-authors on papers commensurate with their contributions. Qualifications PhD degree in Bioinformatics/Computational biology/quantitative biology, Computer Science, or Math/Statistics. Solid programming skills, strong publication record, and the ability to work independently. At least 2 years of relevant laboratory experience in bioinformatics. Preference will be given to those with cancer biology/genetics bioinformatics expertise. Experience in developing R packages or Python scripts. Ability to communicate and collaborate with other team members. Required Skills/Knowledge Interprets complex biological information and meets with scientists to provide bioinformatics consultation in the analysis of experimental data. Communicates with research scientists to understand and obtain data analysis specifications. Designs data analysis project plans and timelines and maintains the appropriate documentation. Meets timelines and quality expectations on data analysis related deliverables for multiple projects. Works independently and as a team member to analyze data. Meets with investigators at all stages of a project to ensure study design, data analysis, and data provenance are all being addressed. Collaborates with web labs to understand tumorigenesis in pediatric brain tumors. Database Maintenance Organizes NGS data and develops new data types into databases, displays, or graphic presentations for publications and web presentations. Assists in designing and developing a new database to store gene expression, fusion gene, and other genomics data files. Maintains and improves existing databases. Configures and maintains systems that track the progress of clinical samples through wet-bench and computational protocols. Primary Location

District of Columbia-Washington Work Locations

Research & Innovation Campus, 7144 13th Place NW, Washington 20012 Job

Research Faculty / Postdoc Organization

Ctr Cancer & Immunology Rsrch Position Status: R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time Job Posting

Oct 29, 2024, 5:09:36 AM Full-Time Salary Range

$40,000 - $150,000 Children's National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment.

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