Specialist III Bioinformatics

BlueRock Therapeutics is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Bioinformatics team in New York, NY. Reporting to the Associate Director of Bioinformatics, this individual bridges the gap between the worlds of computation, data science, and biology, and exhibits strong communication skills as well as a willingness to learn, implement, and apply complex data analysis algorithms. The candidate should also be comfortable managing several projects simultaneously and exhibit excellent time management skills. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to bringing a new class of cellular therapies to patients using our unique CELL+GENE platform.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of internal scientific software
• Build and analyze bioinformatics NGS pipelines, particularly around genomics and transcriptomics
• Assist in building and deployment of internal scientific software
• Assist in the tech and knowledge transfer of bioinformatics pipelines and software across teams
• Provide analysis from computational pipelines and effectively communicate them cross-functionally 

Minimum Requirements:

• Ph.D OR M.S. in and a minimum of 2 years OR BS and a minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience in bioinformatics, computational biology, biomedical engineering, or a related discipline
• Experience building NGS bioinformatics pipelines
• Comfortable working in Linux
• Proven ability to program efficiently in Python, R, and Bash
• Comfortable with git version control
• Knowledge of molecular and cellular biology
• Proven ability to work independently on assigned projects simultaneously for cross-functional teams across multiple locations
• Effective communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Motivation to build a culture of innovation with aspirations to develop products that will change the lives of people with serious diseases, their families, and society

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