Bioinformatician

Pay: $36.58/hour

In this role you will:

• Lead bioinformatic analysis of microbial and viral NGS data to generate actionable laboratory and public health results.
• Research, develop, design, validate and implement novel NGS-based laboratory assays using advanced computational resources, reproducible programming techniques, and QA methods.
• Perform and maintain bioinformatic analysis of NGS data using developed software and workflows.
• Evaluate recent literature and standards in the field and make recommendations and changes to workflows to ensure sequencing analysis procedures are aligned with current best practices in the field.
• Troubleshoot NGS assays and analysis pipelines when needed to ensure the best data is being used to generate data.
• Strictly follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results.
• Extraction of nucleic acids from specimens, isolates, and samples via a variety of manual and automated methods.
• Utilize molecular techniques such as, but not limited to, PCR, sequencing, and NGS.
• Evaluate, interpret, and validate laboratory results and reports findings.
• Maintain quality control of the laboratory processes as well as the analysis process to ensure that data is defendable.
• Maintain an inventory of laboratory supplies and order as needed to ensure testing needs are met.
• Assist in preparations of epidemiological and/or statistical reports from data compiled on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis.