Bioinformatics Analyst III

Title: Bioinformatics Analyst III

Rate: $55 - $60/hr (Based on location)

Contract Length: 6 month initial contract with possibility for extension

Fully remote CST hours of operation

Orion Project Services and our largest US client are in immediate need of a remote Bioinformatician! Our client is seeking candidates well versed in upstream processing of 'omics data (QC, normalization, exploratory data analysis) as well as downstream interrogation of bulk, single-cell, and/or spatial transcriptomic data.

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Job description:

We are seeking a Bioinformatician to join our cross-functional team and provide advanced bioinformatics support for studies of ophthalmic diseases. The successful candidate will use a variety of 'omics data to test and refine biological hypotheses in coordination with wet-lab and computational colleagues.

Key responsibilities include:

• upstream processing of 'omics data (QC, normalization, exploratory data analysis).
• downstream interrogation of bulk, single-cell, and/or spatial transcriptomic data (e.g., differential gene expression analysis, gene set enrichment analysis, cell type annotation, cell-cell communication analysis).
• Additional responsibilities may include analysis of proteomics or other data modalities depending upon project needs.
• Applicants should be familiar with high-performance computing systems, shell scripting in a Linux environment, and have strong facility with R, including relevant bioinformatics packages (e.g., Seurat, edgeR/limma).
• Those with experience integrating multi-modal data (e.g., scRNAseq +bulk proteomics, spatial RNAseq + scRNA-seq) are especially encouraged to apply.

What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position:

• PhD in Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Genetics, Genomics or adjacent disciplines (e.g. Molecular and Cellular Biology, or related field) or MS with at least 6 years of experience.
• single-cell and/or spatial transcriptome QC and analysis (e.g., with Seurat or Scanpy)
• bulk RNAseq, proteomic and/or metabolomic data processing and analysis
• facility with R for data exploration and statistical analysis
• experience with high-performance computing (HPC) and job submission systems

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.