Jobs

The following positions are open for applicants via the CU Careers website

Join the CCPM team!  With a range of exciting roles in research, clinical operations, information technology, and laboratory sciences. We offer diverse opportunities in a dynamic environment that fosters highly innovative solutions. Your journey with us will be engaging, as you contribute to cutting-edge advancements in your chosen field. Embrace the chance to shape the future while working in an atmosphere that encourages creativity and collaboration.

Senior or Principal Bioinformatics Analyst - Use this link for the complete job posting. Below is a summary of the qualifications and experience needed. 

Minimum Qualifications:

Senior Level:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in bioinformatics, genetics, or a related field
• Two (2) years of experience using scientific principles and concepts of NGS and GWAS (Illumina) analysis, including experience in the following areas: coding (particularly with R or Python), Unix environments, cloud-computing, relational databases/SQL2*
• 2+ years of experience with Python/R*
• 2+ years of experience working with Unix and/or Linux, including shell scripting*

Principal Level:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in bioinformatics, genetics, or a related field
• Four (4) years of experience using scientific principles and concepts of NGS and GWAS (Illumina) analysis, including experience in the following areas: coding (particularly with R or Python), Unix environments, cloud-computing, relational databases/SQL2*
• 4+ years of experience with Python/R*
• 4+ years of experience working with Unix and/or Linux, including shell scripting*

*Experience may be obtained simultaneously

Substitution: A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in bioinformatics, genetics, or a related field
• Pipeline development and standard tools for large-scale genomic data inference (e.g., PLINK, PCA, HAIL, GATK)
• Experience with queue management software in high-performance computing environments
• Advanced Perl and/or Python Programming
• Experience with data engineering and data orchestration tools (Nextflow, Snakemake, WDL, etc.)
• Experience developing and deploying containerized workflows (Docker, Singularity, etc.)
• Documented open-source contributions

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution
• Demonstrated commitment to advance diversity and inclusion
• Ability to interact with people of varying technical levels to gather requirements and understand existing systems relevant to the challenges at hand
• Ability to interact effectively and respectfully with a team of developers with complementary competencies