One of our premier partnerships is with a research-driven biopharmaceutical powerhouse focused on developing treatments for complex, hard-to-cure diseases. This esteemed company has brought 32 groundbreaking products to market, making a significant global impact. If you're ready to make your mark in the field and contribute to the future of innovative therapies, this is the opportunity for you!
location: North Chicago, Illinois
job type: Contract
salary: $40.00 - 46.95 per hour
work hours: 9 to 5
education: Masters
responsibilities:
- We are seeking a motivated Bioinformatics Scientist to join our cross-function team and support target identification and evaluation efforts.
- The successful candidate will work in synergy with cross-functional and inter-organizational teams of research scientists to apply, refine, and expand established workflows for effective multi-omic data curation and analysis.
- This role will have a heavy emphasis on the curation and analysis of transcriptomics data.
qualifications:
Required Qualifications
- MS+2 or PhD in the quantitative sciences (Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Genetics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field).
- Strong proficiency in R and/or Python programming for bioinformatics workflows
- Strong experience processing and analyzing Transcriptomic (bulk RNAseq & scRNAseq) data.
- Proficiency in operating in a Unix/Linux and/or High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment.
- Familiarity with rare disease genetics resources and biomedical ontologies is also a plus.
- Experience with genome-wide association studies, particularly fine mapping and colocalization from GWAS summary data is a plus.
- Familiarity with methods to prioritize genes per GWAS locus given multiuple lines of evidence is a plus.
- Ability to critically evaluate experimental design, QC and suggest improvements.
- Experience with code reproducibility, e.g. managing github repositories
- Prior research experience in studying immunological diseases areas is a plus.
- Experience with Nextflow is a plus.
skills: R Language, Statistical Programming
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
