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Senior Research Associate, Computational Biology

Colossal · Dallas, TX · On-site

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About Colossal

Combining the science of genetics with the business of discovery, we are moving de-extinction forward by resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth through gene editing.

About the role

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What they're looking for

  • Two years of bioinformatics experience in the following areas: Functional Genomics / Multi-Omics, Comparative Genomics, Molecular Evolution, or Applied Statistics in Genomics
  • Capable of leveraging knowledge across multiple levels of biological organization to validate the outputs of complex, integrative analyses
  • Demonstrated 2 years of experience with scripting languages, including but not limited to: Python, R, Perl, Ruby, Java, and BASH
  • Proficiency with handling large-scale genomic data in an HPC (SGE, SLURM, PBS) Linux and/or cloud environment (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
  • Experience in using GIT version control software and maintaining well-documented, reproducible notebooks and workflows
  • Ability to design and maintain databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and connect with visual platforms to curate and share data with non-bioinformatics team members
More about this role

An affiliate of Colossal is seeking a talented Senior Research Associate in computational biology with strong analytical skills to tackle challenging genotype-to-phenotype questions. The successful candidate will collaborate with scientists and engineers to perform bioinformatics analyses and integrate genomic, epigenomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic datasets to support Colossal Bioscience’s de-extinction efforts. The candidate must have experience in bioinformatics or computational biology.

Preference will be given to candidates with a Masters degree who have experience analyzing and integrating diverse omics modalities (e.g., genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics) using functional annotations and ontologies in the context of data-sparse or non-model organisms.

This position will be based on-site in Dallas, TX. Relocation assistance is available.

  • Run data analysis with biological data
  • Run comparative, functional, and statistical genomics analysis
  • Develop new tools in R/Python for data analysis and visualization
  • Maintain electronic laboratory records and prepare reports or presentations to communicate findings to wet-bench biologists and leadership
  • Two...

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Computational Biology

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