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Computational Research Scientist

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
United States, Tennessee, Memphis
262 Danny Thomas Place (Show on map)
Nov 16, 2024
The Computational Research Scientist is responsible for leading and performing computational research projects under moderate supervision. Join the ProteinPaint Team, led by Dr. Xin Zhou, to develop a cutting-edge data portal platform for biomedical data sharing and exploration. JobDescription ProteinPaint (https://proteinpaint.stjude.org/, https://github.com/stjude/proteinpaint) began as a cancer mutation visualization tool, and is now an umbrella platform behind published data portals including GenomePaint, Neuro-Oncology portal, and Survivorship Portal. Other high-profile initiatives include NCI Genomic Data Commons, American Society for Hematology Genomic Platform, and St. Jude Global Pediatric Medicine data dashboards. We're expanding to single cell omics, metabolomics, imaging and radiology, and population science, by offering highly interoperable tools to support unprecedented multi-modal data integration. The applicant should be driven by a strong interest in a career of data-sharing platform development for biomedical research. The applicant must have a proven track record in biomedical web portal development, and demonstrate masteries for related technologiesincluding JavaScript, Node.js, R, Rust, python, SQL, and Linux. While on the team, the new hire will be exposed to the many ongoing projects and participate in discussions with internal and external collaborators. After gaining efficiency, the new hire can lead projects and author manuscripts. Job Responsibilities: Lead computationally focused scientific research projects with moderate supervision from their PI. Provide inputs regarding analytical approaches, set up analyses, and can develop new computational research methods with input from PI. Identify, process, organize, summarize, review, and report relevant data. Draft a manuscript and work through the submission and review process with input from the PI, as directed. Instruct and provide guidance to other staff in basic computational research techniques and procedures. (In the case of recent Ph.D. graduates, this position can be considered equivalent to a mentored postdoctoral position.) Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution. Maintains regular and predictable attendance. Minimum Education and/or Training: Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, or related field required. Master's degree or PhD preferred. Minimum Experience: Minimum Requirement: Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of relevant experience. Experience Exception: Master's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience (OR) PhD with no experience. Rough criteria for this position based on publication output: 1-2 first author papers IF >5 (or equivalent contribution to other research outputs). Prior experience in computational research techniques preferred. Experience in project coordination, maintenance, and other research support activities preferred. Compensation In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $86,320 - $154,960 per year for the role of Computational Research Scientist. Explore our exceptional benefits! 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