Junior Bioinformaticist

Company Description

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Why join Harvard Medical School?

Harvard Medical School's mission is to nurture a diverse, inclusive community dedicated to alleviating suffering and improving health and well-being for all through excellence in teaching and learning, discovery and scholarship, and service and leadership.

You'll be at the heart of biomedical discovery, education, and innovation, working alongside world-renowned faculty and a community dedicated to improving human health. This is more than a job - it's an opportunity to shape the future of medicine.

Job Description

We are seeking a Junior Bioinformatician to join the laboratory of Ting Wu at Harvard Medical School as part of a project to study genome organization, function, and evolution, including sequence conservation. The successful candidate will contribute to computational studies in this context. Ideal qualities include experience in handling complex data analysis, a strong motivation to learn, attention to detail in data analysis, a collaborative spirit, creativity, and open-mindedness. The candidate will work closely within an interdisciplinary team comprising geneticists, engineers, biochemists, and microscopy experts, receiving direct mentorship and guidance from senior lab members. We are particularly interested in candidates with hands-on experience with structural variant analysis (including point mutations and chromosomal rearrangements) and a strong understanding of the interpretation and analysis of genomic variant data (e.g., VCF files).

Specific Responsibilities :

The candidate will assist in addressing key questions in genetics, focusing on the role of sequence conservation in maintaining genome integrity. This will entail :

• Collaborating with senior team members to design and perform computational analyses using established and innovative methods.

Writing and executing scripts for various computational and statistical analyses (e.g., Python / R, Command Line, Shell, MATLAB, and widely-used genomic tools such as Bedtools, SAMtools, and Bowtie; with a willingness to learn new tools such as PyTorch, and machine learning methods).

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications :

Additional Qualifications and Skills :

Additional Information

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Work Format Details

This position has been determined by school or unit leaders that all duties and responsibilities must be performed at a Harvard or Harvard-designated location. Certain visa types may limit work location. Individuals must meet work location sponsorship requirements prior to employment.

Salary Grade and Ranges

This position is salary grade level 055. Please visit Harvard's Salary Ranges to view the corresponding salary range and related information.

Benefits

Harvard offers a comprehensive benefits package that is designed to support a healthy work-life balance and your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Because here, you are what matters. Our benefits include, but are not limited to :

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