Fixed Term Position - Application Bioinformatics Analyst, Research 

Stanford University's Department of Genetics has an excellent opportunity available for a motivated and experienced Bioinformatic Analyst. This individual will be an essential project member interacting with international research laboratories and taking responsibility for evaluating these data. Experience in genomic data and the ability to evaluation new technologies are needed to successfully define the use of these data. The analysis will be via computational methods created by others but integrated at SGD. Knowledge of new experimental methodology, large genomic datasets and their computational analysis is expected. The experience should include the bioinformatic analysis of data types such as RNA transcription and second-generation sequencing. Experience with comparative genomics is desirable. An advanced education in biology is required to facilitate the assessment of experimental details and to successfully evaluate quality control of novel experimental data. The successful candidate must be able to learn and work independently, yet collaborate effectively with co-workers. Previous experience working in an academic environment is a plus. The candidate will be expected to participate in group discussions regarding software specification, design, and implementation with both programming and non-programming staff at SGD. The work will take place in a dynamic environment where specifications often change rapidly in response to user demand, so the candidate must be able to be flexible in his or her software design and implementations. This position will work within the Saccharomyces Genome Database project. Compliance with all institutional and governmental health and safety regulations and policies is required. 

Qualifications: 
• Advanced degree in Biology or Bioinformatics, plus 5 years experience. 
• Experience with data quality assessment. 
• Experience with relational databases and Perl scripting. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Knowledge of modern high-throughput genomics and proteomics experiments and their data types. 

Desired Qualifications: 
• Four-year college degree in Computer Science. 
• Laboratory experience with Saccharomyces, Drosophila or Caenorhabditis. 
• Experience with software development environments. 
• Laboratory experience in genetics or molecular biology. 
• Experience with comparative genomics is desirable.

To apply: For more information or to apply see :  http://jobs.stanford.edu/  job number : 36125

Saccharomyces Genome Database project funded by NHGRI is located at the Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Stanford University