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Glossary > Bioinformatics Scientist
Role Purpose
Usually
part of an Trait team, this scientist is
responsible for developing
scripts/pipelines/algorithms, conducting
independent data analysis and data mining,
as well as understanding and improving
current bioinformatics tools and processes.
Candidate will have the opportunity to
develop novel strategies and exploit novel
data sets.
Typical Work
Activities
- Understand
the research questions from experimental
biologists and formulate relevant in silico
analyses
- Critically
analyze a wide variety of experimental and
computational data with a view to solving
the underlying research questions.
- Generate
hypotheses from in silico analyses and
evaluate the errors and gaps in the
evidences supporting the hypotheses
- Identify
and generate datasets for scientific testing
and evaluation of algorithms developed
within the group
- Take
forward data sets from their raw format to
establishing proof of concept single
handedly.
Educational
Requirements
- MS in
Molecular Biology and/or Bioinformatics
with 7 years experience in
Bioinformatics, PhD with 2 years
experience or BS with > 10 years
experience. Computer Science degrees
with the related amount of experience in
a biological field may be considered
Knowledge,
Skills and Experience
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Must be proficient with Unix OS and
have experience in the command line
use of various bioinformatics
applications
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Strong skills with Perl and/or other
scripting/programming languages
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Demonstrated skills in performing
batch analyses, parsing and
interpreting results for trait
scientists
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Knowledge of molecular
biology/genomics, experience
analyzing experimental data and
capability to define requirements of
scientists
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Understanding of statistical
analysis methods used in data
analysis
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Experience in one or more areas of
next generation sequence analysis,
genome sequence assembly and
annotation, profiling data and
statistical analysis, data
integration, proteomics, genomics or
systems biology
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Support of bioinformatics
applications
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SQL and knowledge of database design
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Experience in agricultural
biotechnology or plant sciences
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