Part-time Bioinformatics Analyst
- Requisition no: 538199
- Work type: Part Time
- Location: Medical Center
- School/Department: Systems Biology
- Grade: Grade 103
- Categories: Information Technology
- Job Type: Officer of Administration
- Bargaining Unit:
- Regular/Temporary: Regular
- End Date if Temporary:
- Hours Per Week: 20
- Standard Work Schedule:
- Building:
- Salary Range: $35,000 - $35,000
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Position Summary
The Department of Systems Biology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center is seeking to hire a part-time Bioinformatics Analyst to work in Dr. Yufeng Shen’s lab. The Bioinformatics Analyst will participate in analysis of large-scale genomic data in genetic studies of human conditions and diseases.
Responsibilities
- Participate in computational and statistical model development for predicting genetic effect of genomic variation.
- Participate in computational analysis of large-scale genomic data to identify risk variants and genes in human conditions and diseases, such as autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Maintain and improve bioinformatics pipelines for genomic variants annotation.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education and experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering
- At least one year of experience in projects with data science or machine learning as a core component
- Proficient in Python, git, and modern data science frameworks
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