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Senior Specialist, Bioinformatics Programmer

Employer
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
14000 to 22000 AED
Closing date
28 Jul 2020

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Job Type
Professional Services, IT Services
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Description

  • Lead metagenomic and statistical analyses of data sets derived from Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data.
  • Initiation/implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of analysis software.
  • Tracking project data and reporting analysis results.
  • Collaboration with the software engineering groups to define software requirements.
  • Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Work Location : Genetics and Genomics Lab.

Minimum Qualification

PhD or MS in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field

Preferred Qualification

As above

Expected Skills/Rank/Experience

  • Experience in scientific programming with applications to biological research, professional software development experience.
  • Experience with C++ and programming using UNIX/LINUX clusters.
  • Experience with NexGen data and metagenomic analyses are strongly preferred.
  • Broad knowledge of biology, especially genetics.
  • Experience with large genomic data sets (Next-generation sequence, genotyping, or expression data), data mining, and data analysis.
  • Proficiency in at least one major scripting language (Perl, Python).

Division College of Medicine&Health Sciences

Department Medical Education - (CMHS)

Job Close Date open until filled

Job Category Staff

Salary 14000 to 22000 AED

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