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LanceSoft

Bioinformatics Scientist

LanceSoft, San Diego, California, United States, 92189


Bioinformatics Scientist

Pay $70 to $90/hr based on experience. • 100% onsite role. • Remote working candidates will not be considered.

Description: We are looking for a contractor with extensive experience in computational biology to join our immunology analytics team in Translational Genome Analytics, San Diego. • Use computational methods to identify molecular subtypes with unmet need in immune-mediated diseases. • Conduct in-depth analyses to uncover the key biological functions and disease mechanisms driving disease subtypes. • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to pinpoint potential therapeutic targets. • Contribute to accurately representing key disease states in model systems and other validation scenarios. • Work closely with discovery immunology teams in the iterative process of validation of therapeutic candidates and/or mechanistic hypotheses.

Qualifications: Education: • Minimum qualification: Master’s degree with 4+ years of experience in computational biology, bioinformatics, or related fields. • Advanced degree: PhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, or related fields.

Required experience and skills: • Experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industries is a plus. • Advanced skills in a high-level programming language such as R or Python for data analysis and visualization. • Expertise in downstream analysis for common NGS data types, such as WGS/WES/panel-seq, bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNAseq, and spatial transcriptomics (experience in building NGS pipelines is not required but is a plus). • Basic understanding of disease biology and molecular/cellular mechanisms in immunology. • Expertise in network and systems biology is required. • Expertise in contemporary machine-learning/AI methods is a plus.

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