Data Scientist

EDUCATION

Required: Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Computational Biology, or related field.

Preferred Master's or PhD in in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Computational Biology, or related field.

EXPERIENCE

Required: Three years experience in scientific software or industry development/analysis. With Master's degree, one years experience required. With PhD, no experience required.

Preferred: Ideal candidate will have: 
* Experience in software development, data engineering, data science, or related field with a track record of manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large datasets 
* Extensive experience working with at least one of the following datasets, e.g. whole genome analyses (assembly and annotation tools, Pangenomics), Metagenome analyses (community 
compositional assessment and comparisons), epigenome analysis (SMRTseq, ChipSeq, ATACseq - data pipelines) 
* Proficiency in, at least, one modern scripting or programming language (Python, R, Node, or C++) 
* Ability to learn new tools and content quickly and independently. 
* Strong oral and communication skills

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