Bioinformatics Analyst I

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Bioinformatics Analyst I provide highly specialized consulting and data analysis services to researchers at the Hutch and across the wider Fred Hutch/UW Cancer Consortium. This position requires the ability to work independently, manage multiple overlapping demands, and communicate effectively with faculty, and research staff on a wide range of topics in biology, and data science.

The Wu lab at the Fred Hutch has an opening for a biostatistician with experience in biostatistics, bioinformatics, and computational biology. This position will work with Dr. Qian (Vicky) Wu in the Clinical Research Division to embark on an exciting journey to tackle some of the most burning issues in immunotherapy and correlative data analysis with lab data, through an approach which combines cutting edge computational methods and clinical trials.  

At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, all employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to our values of collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity, and respect.

Most Fred Hutch jobs require some on-campus work. However, there may be flexibility for certain positions. Please check with the recruiter if you are an out-of-state applicant interested only in working outside of the Seattle area.

Responsibilities

PRIMARY/ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Conduct data analysis on data from clinical trials.
• Develop and apply statistics, bioinformatics, machine learning approach on high dimensional biomarker data.
• Develop statistical software, such as R Shiny tool.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Weekly meeting with Dr. Wu to communicate the results.
• Make sure appropriate coding and methods were used.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics or equivalent education.
• 0-2 years of work experience with bioinformatics in the relevant scientific domain.
• Proficiency in, at least, one modern scripting or programming language (Python, R, etc)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MS degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics or equivalent education.
• Ability to learn new tools and content quickly and independently.
• Effective use of shell scripting and significant fluency in R and Python are essential.
• Facility with commonly used Bioconductor packages, ggplot etc. Ability to generate and customize common data visualizations (PCA plots, volcano plots, Circos plots, etc).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are absolutely required.
• Good numeracy, literacy, and organizational skills.

The hourly pay range for this position is from $33.42 to $50.12 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

Most Fred Hutch jobs require some on-campus work. However, there may be flexibility for certain positions. Please check with the recruiter if you are an out-of-state applicant interested only in working outside of the Seattle area.Although Fred Hutch is not sponsoring most H-1B visas at this time, candidates who already hold an H-1B sponsored by another organization and are currently in the U.S. may be eligible for this position.Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks). Paid time off is prorated for part-time positions.

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