Research Assistant I (Computational)- Lee Lab

We are looking for a talented and highly motivated Research Assistant interested in computational genomics and bioinformatic research at Boston Children’s Hospital. This position will involve writing codes for next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis and quality control, performing statistical analysis, and large-scale genomic data management. As an NIH funded lab as part of the SMaHT (Somatic Mosaicism across Human Tissue) network (https://commonfund.nih.gov/smaht), a newly launching NIH Common Fund consortium, the goal of the Lee lab is to characterize genomic variation and functional change associated with human disease using cutting-edge genomic and computational approaches. Details about the laboratory can be found at http://compgen.hms.harvard.edu.

This Research Assistant I Will Be Responsible For

• Writing codes for quality control and genomic/bioinformatic data analysis.
• Running computational pipelines on a large set of genomic and transcriptomic data on high-performance computing cluster and Google/Amazon cloud systems.
• Performing statistical analysis.
• Performing data coordination and data management tasks.
• Performing general lab maintenance and administration.
  
  

In order to qualify, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computational biology, or other quantitative field.
• Basic knowledge in molecular biology and statistics.
• Strong programming skills with script languages (e.g., shell, python, perl, and R).
• Comfortable working on Linux-based systems.
• Experience with high-performance computing cluster and cloud systems is preferred.
• Research experience with next generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis is preferred.
• Good problem-solving, written, and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
  
  

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.