Data Analyst (uchicago)
Job posting number: #134620 (Ref:JR27255)
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Job Description
Department
About the Department
The Section of Genetic Medicine conducts impactful investigations focused on quantitative genetics, systems biology and genomics, bioinformatics and computational biology as well as through extensive collaborations of the faculty throughout the Department of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division and the University of Chicago.
Job Summary
Responsibilities
Help process and analyze breast and ovarian cancer genomic data, using statistical methods and deep learning frameworks to discover novel insights.
Assist in implementing and refining existing bioinformatic pipelines for handling complex genomic datasets, ensuring high-quality results and reproducibility according to lab-internal protocols.
Assists in analyzing data for the purpose of extracting applicable information. Performs research projects that provide analysis for a number of programs and initiatives.
May assist staff or faculty members with data manipulation, statistical applications, programming, analysis and modeling on a scheduled or ad-hoc basis.
Collects, organizes, and may analyze information from the University's various internal data systems as well as from external sources.JOB IS FROM: italents.netVIEW
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree in computational biology, genomics, bioinformatics, statistics, or another relevant quantitative discipline.
Experience:
Familiarity with R and Python.
Familiarity with high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
Preferred Competencies
Strong Analytical skills.
Problem-solving skills.
Organizational skills.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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