Bioinformatics Analyst

Title: Bioinformatics Analyst

Location: South San Francisco, CA 94080 - REMOTE

Duration: 1 Year Contract role

Pay Rate: $34.82 - $46.43 /Hour on W2

Job description:

Description:

• Bioinformatics Analyst for Computational Sciences Immunology at Genentech We seek a self-motivated, independent, and creative scientist to support computational research within our Computational Sciences Immunology team.
• We have a team of skilled bioinformatics researchers working in a highly collaborative environment with both biomarker and drug discovery scientists. This role will focus on analyzing sequencing data from pre-clinical studies to look for mechanisms of action and potential biomarkers.

Duties

• Perform comprehensive analysis of various NGS data sets including bulk RNA-seq and single-cell genomic studies.
• Act as an analyst on an NGS project, going from data exploration and normalization, differential gene expression, pathway analysis, to producing compelling data visualizations and presentations to colleagues.
• Complement existing code to generate specific plots and subsequent analysis from existing project data or perform one-off analyses of individual studies.

Skills

• Strong statistical analysis and computational skills, including basic proficiency using Linux-based servers and high level of proficiency with the R programming language and packages such as ggplot2.
• Relevant experience for dealing with large datasets: batch effect detection and normalization and confounding and covariate adjustment.
• Experience organizing and documenting code.
• Strong communication skills including presenting and interpreting biology focused results especially focused on immunology.
• A recent PhD graduate in bioinformatics, genomics, or computational biology.
• Experience with analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data is a plus but not essential.

Pay Rate & Benefits:

• Hourly Pay Rate Range (dependent on location, experience, expectation)
• The pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position is: $34.82 - $46.43 hour on W2.
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met).

QUALIFICATION/ LICENSURE :

• Work Authorization : Green Card, US Citizen
• Preferred years of experience : 2 Years
• Travel Required : No travel required
• Shift timings: 9 AM to 5 PM