Scientist III Bioinformatics @ Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific: seeking an experienced and motivated bioinformatics scientist for developing cutting-edge applications based on Ion Torrent high-throughput sequencing technologies. The position offers an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team at Carlsbad, CA, translating state-of-the-art sequencing data to research and clinical applications. Under supervision of a senior manager, the candidate is expected to focus on specific goals of real world impact. Strong communication skills, especially for presenting scientific results, keeping records and working collaboratively in a team are necessary.

Thermo Fisher Scientific "Connecting All of Science"

• The candidate will divide efforts between improving the core technology of AmpliSeq^TM and providing customized data analysis to support bench scientists. Key AmpliSeq^TM responsibilities are supporting new product development and monitoring performance of existing panels. The bioinformatics scientist will apply sequence and structural methods to mitigate potential mechanisms for systematic sequencing bias. He/she will translate new product requirements into software prototypes and test in a fast-paced environment. Other data analysis tasks include tracking of sequencing quality metrics, variant calling diagnostics and genome annotations.

Minimum Qualifications (must have)

• The position offers an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team at Carlsbad, CA, translating state-of-the-art sequencing data to research and clinical applications. Under supervision of a senior manager, the candidate is expected to focus on specific goals of real world impact. Strong communication skills, especially for presenting scientific results, keeping records and working collaboratively in a team are necessary.
• The candidate should have solid knowledge of next-generation sequencing analysis under the Linux environment, with good understanding of software engineering and data analysis principles. Proficiencies in a scripting language (PERL or Python) and a statistical package (R or Matlab) are required, and C/C++/Java skills are big pluses.

Preferred Qualifications (nice to have)

• PhD graduates in relevant fields or industry veterans with equivalent experience are encouraged to apply. Experience with PCR primer design, sequence and motif analysis is particularly welcome.

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