Bioinformatics Engineer

The Ware Lab at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory develops high-quality software applications for research in plant biology. The Ware group is engaged in various exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation to advance research innovation in plant biology and genomics. Our projects include working on challenges in comparative and evolutionary genomics, large-scale sequencing efforts, and the development of open-source analysis and visualization tools for the bioinformatics community. We are a closely-knit team of highly-driven bioinformatics engineers and research scientists from a diversity of backgrounds and disciplines. We share our code, publish research in leading scientific publications, and closely collaborate with other leading research groups.

Job Description

We are hiring bioinformatics engineers to write applications that enable effective biological research, for both internal and external use. As a member of our dynamic team, you will:

• Write server-side code for web-based applications.
• Work with team members and collaborators to design databases to store, analyze and retrieve biological data.
• Make well-informed interpretations of biological data.
• Implement effective web user-interfaces.
• Implement algorithms for information-retrieval and data-exchange.
• Implement algorithms in a cluster environment for high-throughput analysis.
• Communicate novel research and algorithms in peer-reviewed journals.

Qualifications

• An advanced degree in computer science, or a life science with experience in bioinformatics, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Experience with SQL, database design, and relational database management systems.
• Experience with multiple programming languages and computer-science disciplines.
• Technical and technologically savvy.
• Demonstrates expertise in problem solving and technical innovation.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of system integration and cost/time impact.
• Demonstrates creativity and initiative.
• Ability to translate biological challenges into formalized software requirements.
• Ability to read and modify code.
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Interest in the exploration of new approaches in software engineering.
• Interest in biological and scientific research.
• Familiarity with the latest trends in web and software technologies.
• Experience with Perl desired.
• Experience with the EnsEMBL infrastructure desired.
• Knowledge of agile software methodologies desired.
• Knowledge of XML and semantic web technologies desired.

Institute Background

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned research and educational institution with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics and bioinformatics. The Laboratory is recognized internationally for its excellence in research and educational activities. Candidates will have opportunities to interact with and participate in advanced research in molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, and computational biology, and will have access to robust information technology resources as well as a high-performance computing cluster.

Salary and Benefits

Successful candidates will receive a competitive salary that is commensurate with qualifications and experience as well as a comprehensive benefits package. Telecommuting arrangements will be considered.

Interested candidates should send a resume and three references via email to Shiran Pasternak or Doreen Ware.