Bioinformatics Analyst

**Statistical Bioinformatics Analyst**
**Rate CAD$/hr. on Inc/Corp to Corp**

Responsibility for data processing, annotation, and statistical analysis for Biomarker data within the assigned project.

**Qualifications**
- Ph.D. or MSc in Computer Science, Statistics, Computational Biology, or related field with 5+ years of experience.
- Excellent in-depth knowledge of **public genetic and genomic databases such as TCGA and COSMIC.**:

- Excellent knowledge of database and **strong R/Python programming** skills with experience of software packages for genetic annotation.
- Experiences in **NGS **read processing, variant calling, variant annotation, and analyzing large-scale genetic datasets.
- Familiar with software development, **cloud computing infrastructure**s and project management tools such as **JIRA/Azure DevOps, Github, and Docker.**:

- Demonstrated interpersonal, presentation and communication skills.

**Duties and responsibilities**
- Design and implement bioinformatic analyses and support development of analysis pipelinefor clinical submissions.
- Model and analyze large scale Next generation sequencing (NGS)data with rigorous bioinformatics and statistical approaches.
- Standardize and harmonize multi-vendor genetic data using standard human genome sequence variant nomenclature, such as, HGVS.
- **Annotate standardized vendor NGS sequencing genetic data based on public genetic database, such as COSMIC, and reference papers**:

- Understand clinical trial objectives, design, endpoints and procedures defined in Protocoland **Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP)** and perform end-to-end analysis from data QC to final delivery.
- Provide statistical programming and validation support to create analysis datasets, TLFs and relevant documentation as per the specifications within set timelines.
- Closely collaborate within Biomarker project and statistical team within the assigned scope of work
- Maintain relevant documentation for the programming and validation tasks within the assigned scope of work.

**Regards,**
**+1 647-660-7562**

**Compest Solutions Inc**

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $55.00-$60.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

**Experience**:

- Statistical Bioinformatics Analyst: 10 years (preferred)
- Biomarker data: 10 years (preferred)
- TCGA: 10 years (preferred)
- COSMIC: 10 years (preferred)
- public genetic and genomic databases: 10 years (preferred)
- strong R/Python programming: 10 years (preferred)
- SAS and/or SQL: 10 years (preferred)
- NGS read processing: 10 years (preferred)
- software development, cloud computing infrastructures: 10 years (preferred)
- Azure DevOps: 8 years (preferred)
- Docker: 8 years (preferred)
- Github: 9 years (preferred)
- Design and implement bioinformatic analyses: 9 years (preferred)
- clinical trial: 9 years (preferred)
- Statistical Analysis Plan: 10 years (preferred)