Bioinformatician-Computational Biologist Intermediate

Bioinformatician-Computational Biologist IntermediateApply NowSummaryThe Department of Microbiology and Immunology seeks a full-time position for bioinformatician who will support and perform analysis of viral, bacterial, and fungal genomic data. Effort will be split between the Lauring laboratory and the Michigan Infectious Diseases Genomics Center Technical and Data Core. Specific duties will include: (i) organizing and performing quality control on genomic data, (ii) working to ensure timely deposition of both sequence and meta-data, (iii) deploying pipelines for genome assembly, annotation, variant calling, and phylogenetic analysis, (iv) helping ensure consistent data organization across projects, (v) assisting projects in running specific pipelines and (vi) assisting projects in sharing of datasets and code in preparation for manuscript submission.Mission StatementMichigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.ResponsibilitiesGeneral responsibilities include collaborative design, validation, and use of novel analysis approaches to interpret bioinformatics/clinical and/or 'omics data and review/revise/recommend approaches to experimental design and analysis. Actively review literature and evaluate tools to identify and validate emerging methods and approaches. Establish/maintain/extend best practices for reproducible bioinformatics analysis and general-use data pipelines. May teach bioinformatics skills as appropriate.Required QualificationsThe successful applicant must have a Master's or PhD in bioinformatics or adjacent field and at least 4-5 years of experience in implementing sequence analysis pipelines. Experience in annotating code and pipelines on github, management of sequencing databases, and drafting manuscripts preferred. The candidate must have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and be able to work independently.Background ScreeningMichigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.Application DeadlineJob openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.U-M EEO/AA StatementThe University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.Job DetailJob Opening ID248766Working TitleBioinformatician-Computational Biologist IntermediateJob TitleBioinfo-Comput Biologist InterWork LocationAnn Arbor CampusAnn Arbor, MIFull/Part TimeFull-TimeRegular/TemporaryRegularFLSA StatusExemptOrganizational GroupMedical SchoolDepartmentMM Microbiology and ImmunologyPosting Begin/End Date5/07/2024 - 5/14/2024Career InterestResearchApply Now