Biocurator and Lead Biocurator/Senior Bioinformatician
Location: BGI, Hong Kong SAR (with some training in Shenzhen, China)
BGI, one of the world’s leading sequencing and bioinformatics centers, is in the process of launching a new integrated journal and database to cover and host large-scale data studies. Launch is intended for late 2011, and this position offers the unique opportunity to assist in the development of a new generation of repositories and databases.
Job description:
The successful candidates will be aiding in the development and management of BGI’s public and private databases.
Job duties include:
• The curation and management of a variety of data-types
• Working with a team of editors, bioinformaticians and database administrators to compile and format large, highly-dimensional data sets
• QC of biological data to confirm quality and remove process-based trends
• The development and extension of standard formats, semantic support and data processing applications for biological data
• The management of data deposition and exchange
• The training and supervision of on-site staff
Qualifications and Experience:
Biocurator applicants should have Master’s or doctoral degree in a relevant scientific field and previous experience working as a biocurator. Experience with the use of minimal information checklists, exchange formats and terminologies/ontologies is highly sought.
Lead Biocurator/Senior Bioinformatician applicants should have Master’s or doctoral degree in a relevant scientific field and previous experience working as a bioinformatician. Management experience is required. Programming skills (Perl, etc.) and a background in working with high-throughput biological data are also required. Experience with statistical programming and QC tools such as R, Bioconductor, Plink, GISTIC as well as SQL is also a plus, as is experience in database design and cloud computing. Experience with the use of minimal information checklists, exchange formats and terminologies/ontologies (see above) would also be highly advantageous.
Successful candidates must be flexible, detail-oriented and prepared to stay abreast of new biological data types as experimental technology changes.
For more information or to submit an application please contact:
scott.edmunds[at]genomics.cn
Location: BGI, Hong Kong SAR (with some training in Shenzhen, China)
BGI, one of the world’s leading sequencing and bioinformatics centers, is in the process of launching a new integrated journal and database to cover and host large-scale data studies. Launch is intended for late 2011, and this position offers the unique opportunity to assist in the development of a new generation of repositories and databases.
Job description:
The successful candidates will be aiding in the development and management of BGI’s public and private databases.
Job duties include:
• The curation and management of a variety of data-types
• Working with a team of editors, bioinformaticians and database administrators to compile and format large, highly-dimensional data sets
• QC of biological data to confirm quality and remove process-based trends
• The development and extension of standard formats, semantic support and data processing applications for biological data
• The management of data deposition and exchange
• The training and supervision of on-site staff
Qualifications and Experience:
Biocurator applicants should have Master’s or doctoral degree in a relevant scientific field and previous experience working as a biocurator. Experience with the use of minimal information checklists, exchange formats and terminologies/ontologies is highly sought.
Lead Biocurator/Senior Bioinformatician applicants should have Master’s or doctoral degree in a relevant scientific field and previous experience working as a bioinformatician. Management experience is required. Programming skills (Perl, etc.) and a background in working with high-throughput biological data are also required. Experience with statistical programming and QC tools such as R, Bioconductor, Plink, GISTIC as well as SQL is also a plus, as is experience in database design and cloud computing. Experience with the use of minimal information checklists, exchange formats and terminologies/ontologies (see above) would also be highly advantageous.
Successful candidates must be flexible, detail-oriented and prepared to stay abreast of new biological data types as experimental technology changes.
For more information or to submit an application please contact:
scott.edmunds[at]genomics.cn