Senior Bioinformatician (Gene Therapy Program)
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- University of Pennsylvania
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- Philadelphia
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- 18141
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Senior Bioinformatician (Gene Therapy Program)
University Overview
The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America's Best Employers By State in 2021.
Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.
The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.
Posted Job Title
Senior Bioinformatician (Gene Therapy Program)
Job Profile Title
Bioinformatician C
Job Description Summary
The Gene Therapy Program (GTP) is entering a new era of unprecedented opportunity with great potential to reshape the face of medicine as we know it. Our discoveries have set the stage for successful treatments and possibly even cures for devastating genetic diseases.
The laboratory of Dr. Jim Wilson, at GTP of the University of Pennsylvania has been a leader in the development of innovative vector technology for close to three decades. We have emerged as the "go-to" organization for public and private partners, who want to participate in the gene therapy space. Currently we are positioned to lead another round of vector innovation and establish pre-clinical and clinical proof-of-concept in therapeutic applications of in-vivo genome editing.
Continuation of all GTP positions is contingent upon grant funding.
Job Description
We are currently looking for a Senior Bioinformatician to manage requests for analyzing Next Generation Sequencing data and contribute to our analysis pipelines as we expand our sequencing capacity. The Nucleic Acid Technologies Core is a service group that specializes in providing sequencing services, data management and analysis support to GTP scientists. This role will lead the data science/analysis functions of the next generation sequencing data generated by the NAT-Core. As a Senior Bioinformatician, you will collaborate and consult with internal scientists on the analyses of Next Generation Sequencing data, both long and short read. Three areas for innovation in this role are developing new computational pipelines to detect genome-wide on- and off-target consequences of genome editing systems in multiple mammalian models (viral integration), gene pathways analysis (gene ontology) for RNAseq, and measuring peptide evolution in the design of novel rAAV capsid variants.
You will provide bioinformatics support including design and data analysis for projects to support and contribute to scientific peer-reviewed publications. A key aspect of this role will be not only analysis and tool building, but training of the broader technical team to implement analysis tools. Also, you will keep up-to-date with relevant algorithm and software developments in the field, implement best practices and help to manage the pipeline development process. Additional responsibilities include helping to grow GTP's computational infrastructure as needed.
Qualifications:
Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
Perelman School of Medicine
Pay Range
$72,837.00 - $138,391.00
Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.
University Benefits
To learn more, please visit: https://www.hr.upenn.edu/PennHR/benefits-pay
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University Overview
The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America's Best Employers By State in 2021.
Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.
The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.
Posted Job Title
Senior Bioinformatician (Gene Therapy Program)
Job Profile Title
Bioinformatician C
Job Description Summary
The Gene Therapy Program (GTP) is entering a new era of unprecedented opportunity with great potential to reshape the face of medicine as we know it. Our discoveries have set the stage for successful treatments and possibly even cures for devastating genetic diseases.
The laboratory of Dr. Jim Wilson, at GTP of the University of Pennsylvania has been a leader in the development of innovative vector technology for close to three decades. We have emerged as the "go-to" organization for public and private partners, who want to participate in the gene therapy space. Currently we are positioned to lead another round of vector innovation and establish pre-clinical and clinical proof-of-concept in therapeutic applications of in-vivo genome editing.
Continuation of all GTP positions is contingent upon grant funding.
Job Description
We are currently looking for a Senior Bioinformatician to manage requests for analyzing Next Generation Sequencing data and contribute to our analysis pipelines as we expand our sequencing capacity. The Nucleic Acid Technologies Core is a service group that specializes in providing sequencing services, data management and analysis support to GTP scientists. This role will lead the data science/analysis functions of the next generation sequencing data generated by the NAT-Core. As a Senior Bioinformatician, you will collaborate and consult with internal scientists on the analyses of Next Generation Sequencing data, both long and short read. Three areas for innovation in this role are developing new computational pipelines to detect genome-wide on- and off-target consequences of genome editing systems in multiple mammalian models (viral integration), gene pathways analysis (gene ontology) for RNAseq, and measuring peptide evolution in the design of novel rAAV capsid variants.
You will provide bioinformatics support including design and data analysis for projects to support and contribute to scientific peer-reviewed publications. A key aspect of this role will be not only analysis and tool building, but training of the broader technical team to implement analysis tools. Also, you will keep up-to-date with relevant algorithm and software developments in the field, implement best practices and help to manage the pipeline development process. Additional responsibilities include helping to grow GTP's computational infrastructure as needed.
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, or equivalent and 5 years of relevant experience working on bioinformatics projects in genomics, specifically next generation sequencing analysis. Ph. D. strongly preferred.
- A comprehensive understanding of biology and the application of bioinformatics methods in experimental design, assay qualification, and quality control is a must!
- Demonstrated success working in a collaborative, matrixed environment.
- Proficiency required in Python/Perl and R. Proficiency in C# or Java is a plus.
- Demonstrated experience in developing methods for analysis of experimental data in genomics and Next Generation Sequencing, with broad knowledge of bioinformatics algorithms, tools, and statistical methods.
- Strong UNIX/LINUX/HPC skills are required
Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
Perelman School of Medicine
Pay Range
$72,837.00 - $138,391.00
Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.
University Benefits
- Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family's health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
- Tuition: Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
- Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn's Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
- Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family-whatever your personal needs may be.
- Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you're newly hired, you won't have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.
- Wellness and Work-life Resources: Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That's why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.
- Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.
- University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University's libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There's always something going on at Penn, whether it's a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you're right in the middle of the excitement-and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.
- Discounts and Special Services: From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
- Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
- Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.
- Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.
To learn more, please visit: https://www.hr.upenn.edu/PennHR/benefits-pay
To apply, visit https://wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/upenn/careers-at-penn/job/Translational-Research-Laboratories/Senior-Bioinformatician--Gene-Therapy-Program-_JR00040763-1
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