Job Description:
Job Description Apply your computational and statistical skills to analyzing exciting datasets and designing algorithms. This is a rare opportunity to be part of an exciting collaborative team of clinicians biochemists cell and computational biologists that work together in Vamsi Moothas laboratory to study mitochondria and their role in human disease. About the Lab The Vamsi Mootha laboratory is affiliated with the Broad Institute Harvard Systems Biology Massachusetts General Hospital and HHMI. It consists of a dynamic team of ~25 post-doctoral researchers clinical fellows graduate students and research scientists. The laboratory combines the latest tools of genomicscomputation and biochemical physiology to systematically investigate mitochondria key organelles in our body that are crucial for energymetabolism and linked to rare diseases neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinsons disease and aging. Our lab spans very basic biology and mechanisms to translational efforts aimed at alleviating disease. Recent work includes the development of newbig datacomputational algorithms to predict gene function discovery of new mitochondrial pathways and the discovery that hypoxia (low oxygen) can profoundly improve the healthspan and lifespan of mouse models of mitochondrial disease. The collaborative environment between biologists and computational scientists provides excellent opportunities for high-impact research. Job Description As part of this job you will work closely with post-doctoral fellows and senior computational biologists to analyze cutting-edge datasets including metabolomics single-cell RNA sequencing and whole genome sequences. You will design algorithms apply statistical methods innovate ways to visualize and interpret data all toward solving exciting and medically relevant problems. You will read and interpret scientific papers and contribute to high-profile publications. Background in computational biology or computational chemistry is strongly preferred. Key Responsibilities - Rapidly analyze and interpret new types of data
- Learn best-practices for analyzing many types of genomic data
- Work closely with biologists to interpret and validate exciting findings
- Prepare written reports and oral presentations for internal use and publication
Requirements - B.S. or B.A. in Computational Biology Bioinformatics Computer Science or Mathematics;
- Strong programming background (e.g. Java Python C++)
- Coursework in Statistics
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills
- Ability to solve complex problems
- Experience with R or MATLAB is a plus (but not required)
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