Assistant Scientist - Single Cell Expression Analysis

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The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Assistant Scientist to work on the UHealth Campus. The Assistant Scientist should have a Ph.D in Molecular and Translational Oncology and a strong background in the development of statistical tools aimed to integrate large and complex data derived from multi-omics platforms (RNA-seq, genomics, acetylomics, global and phospho-proteomics, metabolomics and lipidomics) to identify novel subtypes of glioblastoma multiforme tumors with distinct clinical outcome and response to therapies.

• Creates and conducts experiments and analyzes results.

• Works with other researchers to use and develop end products.

• Uses the Internet, surveys, legal documents, and other available sources to collect information.

• Contributes to basic and applied research activities and authors scientific publications, technical and agency reports, and patent preparations.

• Collaborates with senior staff to publish findings in refereed journals.

• Writes extramural proposals with approval from appropriate senior staff.

• Provides ready access to all experimental data for managing staff.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Ph.D., M.D. or other doctoral level degree required in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, mathematics, molecular biology or closely related field.

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience

• Strong background in algorithms and software development

• Experience in developing computational biology / bioinformatics pipelines

• Understanding and usage of statistics and bioinformatics algorithms

• Critical problem solving and data analysis

• Proficiency in R programming, Python, and shell scripting

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.

• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

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