Scientist III, Bioinformatics at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Work ScheduleStandard (Mon-Fri)Environmental ConditionsOfficeJob DescriptionAs part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.Discover Impactful WorkThe candidate will be part of the Bioinformatics R&D team in Clinical Next Generation Sequencing Division and will be responsible for primer design for the development of targeted sequencing panels pipelines and algorithms for next-generation DNA sequencing. The role will focus on designing panels for plants and animals for agricultural applications.As the leading supplier of life science technology and related applications we are helping life scientists understand and use the power of genomics to pursue new scientific discoveries and advance clinical research in personalized medicine.A day in the LifeDesign assays for custom targeted sequencing panels for external researchers.Understand the core scientific questions and design assays to address these questions.Work closely with external customers to understand their requests and provide the best design solution that meets their needs.Develop maintain and operate bioinformatics pipelines for assay design data mining and analysis.Improve the designs by iterative analysis of the sequencing data obtained. Develop heuristic rules optimization and algorithms to improve the design pipeline.Identify and implement new technologies and methods for optimizing and automating the pipeline for primer design data analysis storage and sharing.Keys to SuccessEducationPhD in bioinformatics computational biology statistics Genomics or biological sciences with 1 year of relveant working experienceMS with 3 years of relevant working experience ExperienceProficiency in Python and shell scripting. Experience with REST APIs AWS (S3 containerization Kubernetes).Hands-on experience with bioinformatics production systems.Experience with sequence analysis tools (e.g. BLAST MAFFT/Clustal Bowtie/BWA samtools/bedtools) and strong understanding of genomic databases/annotations (e.g. GenBank/RefSeq ENSEMBL UCSC).Understanding of NGS data and common analyses (genotyping gene expression comparative genomics genetic mapping); appreciation of statistical methods and mathematical models for interpreting biological data.Plantgenome familiarity: experience addressing challenges typical of plant genomes (e.g. polyploidy and repeats) and designing assays across cultivars/varieties; familiarity with genome resources such as Ensembl Plants/RefSeq.Knowledge Skills and AbilitiesStrong communication and organizational skills; selfmotivated and collaborative with excellent problemsolving and troubleshooting abilitiesCommitted to delivering highquality results on time with integrity and professionalism.BenefitsWe offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!Compensation and BenefitsThe salary range estimated for this position based in Texas is $101725.00$131000.00.This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programsEmployee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursementAt least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policyRetirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings planEmployees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discountFor more information on our benefits please visit: Key Skills Laboratory Experience,Immunoassays,Machine Learning,Biochemistry,Assays,Research Experience,Spectroscopy,Research & Development,cGMP,Cell Culture,Molecular Biology,Data Analysis Skills Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 101725 - 131000