Senior Bioinformatician

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

 

The McElrath and Cohn Labs in the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division are seeking a highly motivated Senior Bioinformatician who will be responsible for programming scripts for data processing, alignment generation, phylogenetic analyses, error checks and data uploads to server, as well as for performing alignment reviews. 

• Design, develop and update software pipelines to assist genetic sequence analyses using all current sequencing platforms, with special emphasis on the PacBio and Illumina platforms. Respond promptly and provide expert assistance to internal and external customers.
• Develop, maintain and update laboratory offline and web-based databases/tools to fit data analysis requirements using programming languages such as Python, Perl, SQL, HTML, JavaScript and R, as well as various Bioinformatics software packages.
• Perform testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of application throughout the development process.
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Provide general computational support to internal and external research groups.
• Implement, evaluate and maintain Bioinformatics software applications.
• Manage and maintain laboratory computational servers.
• Manage sequence datasets, perform sequence alignments, data curation, quality assurance, downstream analyses and GenBank submissions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

• MS or PhD in bioinformatics, information systems, computational biology, genetics, or related field, or equivalent combination of degree and experience.
• Minimum of 8 years professional experience including demonstrated experience with analysis of complex sequence-based data sets.
• Strong record of contribution to publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Solid grounding in molecular biology, genetics, and statistical methods.
• Demonstrated fluency in R or Python, ideally both
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix shell scripting (e.g., bash)
• Exceptional organizational skills, including the ability to independently drive and prioritize multiple competing engagements with researchers that may span several months.

A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.

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The annual base salary range for this position is from $112,924.00 to $178,464.00, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.  

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months). 

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