Bioinformatics Analyst II
Company: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch)
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 16, 2024
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Job Description:
Bioinformatics Analyst II
Job ID
27082
Type
Regular Full-Time
Location
US-WA-Seattle
Category
Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Overview
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit
organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking
research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in
Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer
Institute-designated cancer center in Washington. With a track
record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation,
HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred
Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer,
infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch
operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology,
infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and
network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our
fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover
new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond
cancer a reality. At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion,
determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These
values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of
diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to
the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient,
community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across
our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek
employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the
world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an
anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all
candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and
inclusion.The Ghajar Lab at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is
searching for a computational scientist with a passion for applying
and innovating single cell and spatial biology approaches to
address some of the most fundamental questions in cell biology and
cancer pathogenesis. A computational scientist position
(full-time/fully in-person) at the Bioinformatics Analyst II level
is available immediately within The Laboratory for the Study of
Metastatic Microenvironments, led by Cyrus Ghajar. The successful
candidate will build novel pipelines to uncover clonal and
phylogenetic relationships between primary breast tumors and their
disseminated seeds. They will launch a new research endeavor
focused on entirely on the application of spatial transcriptomics
to enumerate , define and transform cellular microenvironments - or
niches - within tissues. To do so, they will work closely with
members of the Ghajar Laboratory to generate ideal tissue
specimens, and profile them using state-of-the-art approaches. They
will innovate (not simply apply) computational methods to analyze
single cell and spatial transcriptomic data, and to visualize these
data. And, they will contribute significantly to publications and
funding applications showcasing this work. The ideal candidate will
have a PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, genetics, data
science or related field. They will have extensive experience
programming in R and/or Python. And they will apply this expertise
to build upon existing computational tools - and invent others - to
analyze an array of tissue-scale, cellular and subcellular features
present in single cell and spatial transcriptomic data sets. They
will be adept at displaying these data in an intuitive an artful
manner. They will also generate theories and testable hypotheses
based on these data, and help guide follow-up studies to answer
what we view as some of the most fundamentally important questions
in cell biology. This role will be 100% onsite at our Seattle South
Lake Union campus.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive
benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and
financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental,
flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family
life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic,
tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid
sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year),
paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical
leave (up to 6 months).
Our Commitment to Diversity
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and
Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer.
We are committed to cultivating a workplace in which diverse
perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We do not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed,
ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or
mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual
orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in
any other legally protected class. We are an Affirmative Action
employer. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds to
apply and desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due
to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable
accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please
send a request to Human Resources at or by calling .
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