Clinical / Scientific - Bioinformatics NGS Data Analyst

Position Details:
Our client, a world-leading Pharmaceutical Company in Cambridge, MA is currently looking for a Scientist I to join their expanding team.



Job Title: Scientist I (Mass Spectrometry, Protein Biochemistry)
Duration: 4 months contract, extendable up to 36 months
Location: Cambridge, MA



Note:
The client has the right-to-hire you as a permanent employee at any time during or after the end of the contract.
You may participate in the company group medical insurance plan



Job Description: (Required): Position Summary:
We are looking for a data scientist/curator who will help annotate proteomics data at the MLCS.
The contractor will apply proteomics related knowledge with bioinformatics skills to help curate and register high dimensional proteomics data into internal data registry.
The deliverable will facilitate data processing, analysis, machine learning with high reproducibility and scalability, as well as data management and visualization.



Position Responsibilities:
Annotate internal mass spec proteomics datasets to be compliant
Register the datasets into internal database
Transform and engineer datasets so they are ready for downstream analysis
Extract, transform and load high value external datasets
Document workflows and ensure data injection, metadata capture, versioning control and curation.
The deliverable will facilitate data processing, analysis, machine learning with high reproducibility and scalability, as well as data management and visualization.



Organizational Relationships:
Mostly with hiring manager.
Communication with wet lab scientists who are the data generators.



Education And Experience:
B.S or advanced degree in Bioinformatics, Biology, Molecular Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry or related fields.



Technical Skills Requirements:
Familiarity with mass spectrometry based proteomics data type is strongly prefered.
Wet-lab experience in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Analytical Chemistry or related field is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of relational or graph database is prefered.
Experience in scripting languages like R/Python is desirable.
Familiarity with workflow languages (Nextflow, CWL, etc) is desirable.
Familiarity with shell scripting, cluster or cloud computing infrastructure (AWS, GCP) is desirable.



Minimum Education:
BA/BS