[Biojava-l] Job opportunity - Bioinformatics Software Developer

[Sanjay Kumar]

Hi-

Sorry for the job posting, but NEB has an opening for a bioinformatics
software developer that might be just right for someone with BioJava
experience. We are located just north of Boston Massachusetts, USA, and the
work environment is wonderful.

The posting is listed below and at our web site:

http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/career.asp

If interested, please email your C.V. and statement of interest to:

resumes at neb.com
Attn: Job Code 1102SK

Cheers.

-sanjay

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Sanjay Kumar, PhD
Research Scientist
New England Biolabs

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Bioinformatics Software Developer

Summary:

Bioinformatics software developer that will work under the direction of a
principle investigator and collaborate with other scientists in designing,
developing, testing and maintaining computational tools, web services, and
potentially large relational databases to support the study of diverse
research topics in molecular biology relevant to New England Biolabs. At
minimum, a BS degree in computer science, biology, physics, or related field
plus 2 years experience as a software developer is required. Proven ability
to design and implement projects using RDBMS software and web-based user
interfaces is essential.


Primary Responsibilities:

  Accurately evaluate proposed projects in terms of their feasibility,
required resources, and estimated timelines and milestones, and effectively
communicate the results to the principle investigator.

  Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain relational databases
containing molecular biology/genomic data. Translate user requirements into
a database schema.

  Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain software tools for
querying/browsing/updating data in relational databases, with emphasis on
web accessible applications.

  Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain software tools to access
external data sources, e.g., at NCBI, EBI, and WormBase, with emphasis on
web accessible applications.

  Assemble bioinformatics pipelines with custom and/or third-party software.

  Provide technical support to end users when necessary.

Technical Expertise:

  Expertise in at least one of the following languages: Java, Perl, Python,
C++, or C is required.

  Experience writing SQL (including DDL) preferably for Apache Derby,
PostgreSQL, Sybase, or MS SQLServer is required.

  Web programming experience using HTML, Javascript, and PHP, and
familiarity with Apache/Tomcat, Glassfish, or Sun Web Server is preferred.

  Experience with object relational mapping frameworks (Hibernate, JDO) and
middleware (J2EE/EJB, Spring) is preferred.

  Experience with SOAP web services is preferred.

  Familiarity with Mac OS, Windows and UNIX and the ability to move easily
between them is beneficial.



If interested, please email your C.V. and statement of interest to:

resumes at neb.com
Attn: Job Code 1102SK