Bioinformatics Scientist

**Minimum Requirements**
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or related quantitative field
- Proficiency using R packages and programming language (Python & Java)
- Strong experience in efficient pipeline/workflow development for large NGS data analysis
- Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and/or Photoshop or Inkscape
- Basic knowledge of immunology, genomics, genetics and sequencing technologies will be an added advantage
- Due to the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of our research, strong communication skills, ability to work independently and in a group setting with multiple investigators are critical.

**Competencies**
- Attention to detail, with strong analytical ability.
- Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to work independently, without direct supervision and fit in well within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Preform data quality control and conduct computational analysis of large-scale RNA and/or DNA sequencing database
- Familiarity with public databases and repositories of bulk and single-cell RNA and DNA profiling data
- Develop and maintain biostatistical methods for continuous improvement of microbiome, metagenomic, and multi-omic data analysis pipeline.
- Contribute to the development of protocols and provide support of research activities through data analysis, statistical modelling, reporting and communication of results.
- Deploy and maintain required tools, workflows, and pipelines on CAPRISA servers for the CAPRISA related metagenomic analysis