Sr. Research and Management Opportunity

The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) in Walnut Creek, CA has an exciting Staff Scientist opportuntiy available. Will be responsible for leading the JGI's Microbial Genome Program including the development of an independent research program in microbial genomics. Will manage all aspects of the program from application review through sequencing and genome analysis. Will be expected to collaborate with external scientific communities, present scientific data and publish results independently and with collaborators. Will also participate as a member of the JGI senior management team. This position reports to the Deputy Director of Scientific Programs.

Specific Job Duties

Program Leadership-
- Direct and manage the JGI's Microbial Genome Program, including an integrated group of
Biologists and Bioinformaticists.
- Define the anticipated throughput for draft and finished genomes and manage the workflow of
microbial genomes for the JGI partners.
- Manage peer review of microbial proposals to the JGI and define cost effective strategies for
microbial sequencing at Production Genomics Facility (PGF) and Los Alamos National
Laboratory (LANL).
- Drive the efficiency of the JGI annotation pipelines, define costs and develop metrics to define
success and work with the Project Management Group to collect pertinent data.
- Participate as a member of the JGI's Senior Management Team including all strategic
planning activities.
- Define the future direction of the Microbial Genome Program and help to define JGI Partner
activities.

Independent and Collaborative Scientific Efforts-
- Develop an independent research effort that supports the Department of Energy's and the
Office of Biological & Environmental Research's mission relevance.
- Make use of new sequencing technologies or analysis strategies to produce high visibility
publications.
- Develop collaborative interactions with other JGI scientists and work with the JGI's user
community to complete high-impact projects and publish results in timely fashion.

Workflow Management-
- Manage the workflow of the JGI's WFO- (Work for Others) projects.
- Work with production staff to define and implement strategies for managing workflow.
- Work with the JGI's Project Management Group to define throughput and priorities.

Key Success Factors

- Ph.D. in Genetics, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or related discipline, or
equivalent experience.
- Experience in the management of genome-scale research and research/production
operations.
- Extensive experience with microbial genomics methods and approaches.
- Demonstrated excellence in leadership and management of a complex scientific organization.
- Ability to provide technical and scientific leadership at the interface between industrial-scale
resource production operations and the applications of these resources to fundamental
biological problems.
- Experience in establishing effective collaborations and interacting with members of scientific,
instrumentation and informatics communities.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated scientific leadership and managerial experience to coach, guide, and
effectively manage employees.
- Demonstrated ability to accurately and eloquently represent and promote scientific projects to
audiences of diverse technical backgrounds.
- Demonstrated success in developing and incorporating external customer/stakeholder focus
in project deliberations.
- Reputation of excellence in research.

Introduction to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute

The Production Genomics Facility (PGF) is the operational site for the high throughput, large-scale genomic sequencing and genomic research of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI). The JGI represents a merger of the DOE Genome Centers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM), Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, CA) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA). Founded in 1997 as part of the historic Human Genome Project, the JGI has evolved into one of the world's foremost scientific institutions for genomic research, investigating a wide variety of organisms to promote renewable energy, carbon cycling, and bioremediation. With over 200 full-time employees (including Research, Informatics, Production, and operations professionals), the PGF is housed in 80,000 sq. ft. facility in Walnut Creek, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) and has an annual budget of $53M.  More information about the JGI can be found by visiting www.jgi.doe.gov.

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