- Designing and creating online data resources to disseminate bespoke research data, workflows, and results to the scientific community.
- Working with research team members to implement and document novel analytical workflows.
- Interfacing with academic and non-profit research partners for integrated and harmonized data sharing.
- Liaising with experts in Information Technology to maintain cloud-based resources.
- Interacting with users to optimize the understanding and uptake of research results.
- Maintaining updated knowledge of technologies and practices that facilitate open data dissemination.
- B.S. in Computer Science or computational science-related field (i.e. bioinformatics, physics or mathematics). Works under close supervision.
- Prior experience in data curation, data visualization, and R scripting.
- Expertise in creating custom dashboards and notebooks using RStudio/Posit or similar tools is strongly preferred.
- Experience in genetics, genomics, and/or Alzheimer's disease research is preferred but not required.
Data Scientist - Bar Harbor, United States - The Jackson Laboratory
Description
The Carter Lab focuses on computational and big data approaches to understanding Alzheimer's disease. We are seeking a Data Scientist to join our team researching the genetics and genomics of dementias. We work with a range of biological models including cells, mice, and non-human primates, which creates a multi-species platform for translatable disease research. This work is funded through multiple federally funded consortia within the NIA's Alzheimer's Disease Translational Research Program, in which we lead computational efforts in the MODEL-AD, TREAT-AD, and MARMO-AD centers. Together, these form a collaborative network in which data can be analyzed, re-analyzed, and re-used to answer evolving questions regarding aging and Alzheimer's etiology.
We strive to maximize the distribution of data, analyses, and resources in an open science ecosystem. This role is focused on the design, creation, and maintenance of interactive online resources to disseminate study data, analyses, and summary results. We aim to provide comprehensive analyses and results arising from multi-omic studies in digestible formats to complement traditional research publications. Examples of such resources include:
Data scientists with experience and enthusiasm to operate in the rapidly evolving open data ecosystem are especially encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities:
About JAX:
The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit
EEO Statement:
The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.