Laboratory Informatics Developer, J Michael Consulting
Category : Alumni
Description
J Michael Consulting (JMC) is currently seeking a Laboratory Informatics Developer with experience in laboratory operations and testing and a strong background in information technology. This developer will engage directly with laboratory staff to understand requirements and provide custom solutions using a variety of technologies. This role will be part of several dynamic and diverse teams of implementation experts (project managers, business analysts, developers) to create, modify and implement laboratory systems.
Requirements & Qualifications
The following are general qualities all laboratory technical staff on our team need to support health informatics activities and laboratory technology projects, including:
- Relevant on the job experience or advanced technical training or experience in chemical or biological sciences;
- Basic understanding of molecular biology – DNA/RNA/protein sequence and structure, cell biology, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).
- Familiarity with and experience in Bioinformatics as applied to next generation sequencing;
- Technical experience (example – Web development languages and frameworks, e.g. Java and Docker);
- Proficiency in at least one “rapid prototyping” language (such as R and/or Python), and comfort working at the command line.
- Familiarity in using source control (ex. GIT/GitHub)
- Experience with databases: SQL or PostgreSQL (basic)
- Experience with UX/UI design desired
- System administration experience desired (Linux or windows)
- Excellent client relations, presentation, organizational, writing, and communication skills;
- Experience gained by working with Federal agencies, public health agencies or laboratories, or member-based organizations;
- Self-directed, highly organized, and a team-player with commitment to the provision of quality customer service;
- Capable of working under tight deadlines and handling multiple, simultaneous projects;
- Ability to communicate with a broad array of individuals from varying technical aptitudes, professional backgrounds, and affiliations;
- Flexible and willing to work in a small, growing business that requires members to take on (and identify) tasks that may not be part of their formal job description.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Engage client laboratory staff to understand requirements for support of genomic sequencing workflows.
- Create custom scripts to meet the needs of the laboratory users, abiding by source control requirements for deployment.
- Provide troubleshooting steps for issues and documentation for issue resolution.
- Be a resource for best practices for bioinformatics standards, and practices and be dedicated to engaging in active learning to remain current in this knowledge
How to Apply
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