Scientist III

Spectraforce

Ridgefield, Connecticut


6 months ago

Remote

Similar Jobs
Scientist III
Spectraforce
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Remote

6 months ago

Job Description

Job Title: Scientist III
Job Location: Ridgefield, CT, 06877 (Open to Remote)
Job Duration: 12 Months
The pay rate starts from $41/Hour on W2 (Negotiable)
 
Description:
The successful candidate will contribute to drug discovery efforts through analysis of multiple disease-relevant data sets, as well as development of core informatics pipelines and data organization.
 
Duties and responsibilities:

  • Strong scientific understanding and experience in bioinformatics analysis of and their implications in disease biology.
  • Apply and develop innovative analysis approaches when standard methods are not adequate.
  • Interpret and present analysis results to coworkers and collaborators.
  • Technical knowledge of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) design and data analysis pipelines including CRISPR (preferable) and omics analysis.
  • Follow relevant scientific literature to ensure use of optimal methods and understand emerging practices across the field.
  • Communicates own work effectively orally and in writing; contributes to writing protocols, procedures, and technical reports.
  • Reports and treats data with a high level of integrity and ethics.
  • Complies with applicable regulations; Maintains proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies.
 
Skills:
  • Programming experience with two or more programming languages including: Python, R for bioinformatics data analysis.
  • Proficiency in working with bulk and single cells NGS data, bioinformatics databases including PPI, CRISPR, Proteomics, or Metabolome.
  • Experience in biological pathways analysis, systems network biology a plus.
  • Experience in machine learning, especially deep learning a plus.
  • Two years hand on experience of bioinformatics data analysis.
  • Good understand of Cancer Biology, Metabolisms, and Immunology.
  • Ability to develop and benchmark machine learning ml algorithms.
  • Experience in software and/or pipeline development a plus.

 
Education:
PhD/Master’s degree from an accredited institution with experience in a related scientific discipline (Genomics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biological Science preferred).
 
Below is the brief introduction of SPECTRAFORCE, the benefits we offer and the disclaimers:
Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams.
We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 130 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation.
SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people (and clients) can reach their highest potential.  Our entire workflow and teams are trained to cultivate the joy of NEWJOBPHORIA® with candidates and employees throughout their engagement with SPECTRAFORCE. http://www.spectraforce.com
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, and hospital indemnity insurances. Additional benefits SPECTRAFORCE offers to the eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE offers unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
 
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at nahr@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.