RISE Bioinformatics Engineer

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) at Penn State is seeking a Bioinformatician or Computational Biologist for their  Research Innovations with Scientists and Engineers (RISE) Engagement team. You will be an integral contributor to a fast-paced and growing team of specialists supported by an exciting, ongoing $125 million Penn State investment in ICDS cyber-ecosystem, called “Roar”. With ICDS, our RISE team members have the unique opportunity to support and participate in groundbreaking academic research at Penn State.

This position will primarily focus on supporting a new interdisciplinary center, which sits at the intersection of Data Sciences and Molecular and Cellular Sciences. The center will serve as a leader in integrating various publicly accessible data sets, which diverse teams of scientists will synthesize to answer cutting-edge questions.

Work Arrangement: This position has the potential to be a hybrid of remote and on-site work, with a minimum of 3 days per week on-site. This position may not be supportive of fully remote work.

This is a limited-term position funded for 3 years from the start date, with excellent chances of renewal.

As a RISE Bioinformatician or Computational Biologist, you would have the following responsibilities:

• Provide advanced engineering and support in the design and development of bioinformatics science gateways and pipelines, with a particular emphasis on analysis of mass spectrometry, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics datasets.

• Formulate and define the scope, objectives, and detailed specifications for bioinformatics projects. Collaborate with researchers to understand their data requirements and design custom solutions.

• Offer guidance and support on the selection and application of bioinformatics and computational biology tools and pipelines, especially those related to sequence alignment, gene expression analysis, and variant calling, following open and reproducible science best practices. Develop and maintain quality assurance protocols for workflows to guarantee the reliability and reproducibility of results.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements …