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Senior Bioinformatician – Bioinformatics Science – Georgetown University Medical Center
Job Overview
The Senior Bioinformatician supports two main activities – they participate in bioinformatics activities for research projects using genomics data analysis and management - and provide support with courses in Georgetown’s Master's in Health Informatics & Data Science (HIDS).
Due to the rapidly evolving nature of biomedical informatics, they are expected to stay up to date on bioinformatics tools and electronic data capture technologies for different projects.
And toward conducting research coordination and management activities effectively, they assist the development of research plans, the maintenance of research documents, and the tracking of progress on different tasks for various research projects.
Work Interactions and Work Mode Designation
The Senior Bioinformatician works with the research and education leaders of Georgetown Innovation Center for Biomedical Informatics (ICBI) to provide biomedical data analysis support, perform project related literature and database research, develop project plans, and maintain research documents. They also assist in managing the Master’s HIDS program.
Their work positively impacts ICBI’s mission to drive the Medical Center’s innovation and translational biomedical informatics research; and ensures a strong presence for ICBI in the big data in biomedicine space and is essential for grant application submissions to conduct funded research.
As well, they interact with multiple investigators, data managers, research staff and leaders at ICBI and GUMC on a daily basis.
This position has been designated as On-Campus. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Master’s degree – preference for Computer Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics or other Life Science related field
- 3 to 5 years of experience working in a biomedical environment with experience in analyzing data using statistical package(s)
- Demonstrable knowledge of bioinformatics tools and resources
- Excellent ability to pay attention to detail
- Excellent verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills to work on ICBI’s collaborative team science projects
No additional licenses or certificates are required.
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Benefits:
Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.
