Data Engineer / Data Scientist
Location – Remote (Permanently work from home)
JOB DESCRIPTION :
- Are you having a goal to alleviate your career as a data engineer / data scientist looking for work? Are you interested in working on the largest clinical datasets available for genomics?
- The COVID19 situation is difficult but we are hiring remote staff, prioritizing based on earliest joining date. This work will continue as a remote working going beyond 2021.
- Come work with us on genomics projects as part of a diverse team of multidisciplinary scientists that will be helping support the next wave of brain disease initiatives.
We are looking for candidates with programming skills on:
- Candidate should be very strong in Data Wrangling, Data Mining and Data Analysis
- Ideal candidate(s) should have overall experience of 6-8 years with 4-5 years of experience in R programming + developing Shiny Apps
- Statistical Analysis using R (primary) and Python (Secondary).
- Design and develop data pipelines using R and cloud components
- Experience on working standard genomics packages like PLINK, BCFTools, Imputation, HAIL, Variant Transform Tool.
- Candidate responsibilities will be ranging from data engineering and machine learning, to data visualization and dashboard builds in Shiny App
- Candidate should have experience working on Linux/Ubuntu systems
- Experience working with computer clusters and cloud-based computing (AWS,GCP) is ideal.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work well in teams are required.
- Must have some experience on working with Genomics (DNA, RNA sequence) dataset
The incumbent will have a major role in leading and training other team members and providing design, development and technical expertise