Bioinformatician A/B

Summary

The University of Pennsylvania is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. They are seeking multiple motivated bioinformaticians to advance the understanding of aberrant gene expression regulation using the latest genomic and imaging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to development and testing of solutions for data integration, including data from single cell, and epigenomic assays
• In addition to the above the B level will be responsible for development of genomic and imaging chromatin conformation data analysis pipelines
• Contributing to maintenance of genomic and imaging data analysis pipelines, including data from chromatin conformation, 3D spatial Oligopiant imaging, and super-resolution microscopy
• Collaborating with experimental scientists to explore and interpret various genomic and epigenomic data types
• Participation in lab and departmental meetings and discussions
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in computational or life sciences with at least 3 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• Master's Degree in computational or life sciences with at least 3 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• Proficiency in Python, and R programming is required
• Active interest in bioinformatics, genomics, data visualization, or machine learning applications is required
• Basic system administration basic knowledge is required
• Ability to write clear, concise, and efficient code with documentation
• Experience with data visualization and/or server-side programming such as PHP, Bash, node.js, D3.js are preferred
• Experience working with large genomic sequence data is preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in computational or life sciences with at least 3 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• Master's Degree in computational or life sciences with at least 3 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• Proficiency in Python, and R programming is required
• Active interest in bioinformatics, genomics, data visualization, or machine learning applications is required
• Basic system administration basic knowledge is required
• Ability to write clear, concise, and efficient code with documentation

Nice to Haves

• Experience with data visualization and/or server-side programming such as PHP, Bash, node.js, D3.js are preferred
• Experience working with large genomic sequence data is preferred

Benefits

• Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare.
• You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• Tuition: Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits; tuition assistance here at Penn for you, your spouse, and your dependent children.
• Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
• Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans; Penn’s Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis.
• Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
• Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year.
• Long-Term Care Insurance: Penn offers long-term care insurance in partnership with Genworth Financial for faculty and staff (and eligible family members).
• If you apply when you’re newly hired, you won’t have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements.
• Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.
• Wellness and Work-life Resources: programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.
• Professional and Personal Development: resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.
• University Resources: access to libraries and athletic facilities; arboretum and art galleries; cultural and recreational activities.
• Discounts and Special Services: free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff at arts and cultural centers and museums; savings on goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
• Flexible Work Hours: flexible work options involving use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
• Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia (for closing costs or home improvements).
• Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses for legal adoption of an eligible child (such as travel or court fees) for up to two adoptions in your household.