Bioinformatics Analyst II

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. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. 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. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

 

The McCrone Lab is seeking a Bioinformatics Analyst I/II to support our research in computational biology. The lab conducts cutting-edge research in the areas of viral evolution and transmission dynamics. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the field of genomic epidemiology well into the future. The growth of genomic datasets has outpaced the development of tractable approaches that can utilize these rich resources. Our goal is to use these resources to understand viral evolution and transmission at the level of individuals. The analyst will support this goal by analyzing large genomic datasets and support others in similar analyses. This position reports to the Principal Investigator.

 

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

 

Responsibilities

PRIMARY/ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

The Bioinformatics Analyst I/II will contribute to the McCrone Lab research agenda by performing some or all the following responsibilities:

• Analyze large genomic datasets to better understand how viruses evolve as the transmit within and between individuals. 
• Work with lab members and others at Fred Hutch to refine computational research questions and design analytical approaches to efficiency model viral evolution in these datasets.
• Develop and document reproducible bioinformatic pipelines to support studies of viral evolution from diverse data sources (e.g. consensus genomes, short read data).
• Provide computational support to students, staff, and post-docs in the lab.
• Review current literature to identify and adopt software and methodologies, making new analysis capabilities available to the group.Provide figures and written sections to document methods and results for manuscripts, presentations, and grant applications.
• Other duties as assigned.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Level of autonomy:

 

Bioinformatics Analyst I:

Direct oversight from a senior scientist with regular meetings and weekly guidance.

 

Bioinformatics Analyst II:

Support from a senior scientist to provide work direction and guidance with more initiative, independent work, and input from the analyst.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Based on the candidate’s experience, they will be hired at one of two levels:

 

Bioinformatics Analyst I:

• BS degree in Biology, Statistics, Computer Science, Evolutionary Biology, Bioinformatics or another relevant discipline.
• 1-2 years of experience with bioinformatics in a relevant scientific domain.

Bioinformatics Analyst II:

• MS degree in Biology, Statistics, Computer Science, Evolutionary Biology, Bioinformatics or another relevant discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience in computational analysis of sequenced based data sets.

Both levels require the following:

• Proficiency in at least one modern scripting language or programin