Job Summary
Located in Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.
Dr. Jarrod Marto of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School is recruiting a creative and highly motivated bioinformatics engineer for the Blais Proteomics Center (http://blais.dfci.harvard.edu/). The successful candidate will contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of high-performance, mass spectrometry-based proteomic data-analytic pipelines and visualization systems. This is a full-time, on-site position that includes frequent interaction with graduate students and research associates for experimental design and various data-analytic tasks.
Candidates for this position will have numerous opportunities to publish their work. Examples of research related to informatics at the Blais Proteomics Center can be found at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2691659/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2774704/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871413/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139977/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3098584/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3098585/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23457059?dopt=Abstract
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a world-leader in clinical cancer care and basic research, and has committed substantial laboratory space and resources for the Blais Proteomics Center.
Job Qualifications
The ideal candidate for this full-time position will have a degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or related field, with a solid foundation in statistics. Preference will be given to those candidates with applied programming experience, particularly in analysis of high-throughput molecular data in general, and mass spectrometry-based proteomic data in particular. A working knowledge of software development is also desirable. In addition the candidate should possess strong multi-tasking capabilities, thrive in a multi-disciplinary research environment, and proactively contribute to maintenance of the Center's computational infrastructure. The primary coding environment for this position is Python and C++/C#. Candidates should also have working knowledge of Adobe Flex, R and SQL.
Schedule
Full Time Flexible
The hours of this position will vary to meet deadlines in order to complete experiments and achieve project goals in a timely fashion.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - committed to diversity and inclusion in our workforce.
Employment Type
Full-time
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