Research Associate - Göttingen, Deutschland - Evotec

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    In the Global Bioinformatics team at Evotec more than 100 scientists with diverse backgrounds in biology, computer science, mathematics, and biomedicine work on the analysis and interpretation of omics data. Together with our colleagues in the wetlabs we develop and continuously improve our high throughput and high precision omics platforms. In drug discovery projects we work together with scientists from multiple other disciplines in a global organization of more than 5.000 employees across 15 sites. Our tasks include omics data handling and qc method and software development, and the biological interpretation of analysis results. Our goal is to enable better decisions for medicines that matter.

    To support our Bioinformatics team in Göttingen we are looking for a highly motivated

    Research Associate (all genders) - Bioinformatics

    Full time and permanent

    with a keen interest in software development and applying state of the art bioinformatics to analysis of compound screens with omics readouts.

    Your key responsibilities

  • Preprocess and analyze omics (primarily, RNA-Seq) screening data
  • Integrate omics datasets to PanHunter
  • Support interdisciplinary project teams in various research areas with bioinformatics expertise
  • Participate in design and software implementation of methods and algorithms for omics data analysis and visualization
  • Participate in improving data processing and analysis capabilities by optimizing existing and developing new workflows
  • ​Your ideal qualifications

  • Master's degree with several years of relevant professional experience or PhD in Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Computer Science, Computational Biology, or a related discipline
  • Proficiency in working with bioinformatics methods and tools in the field of RNA-Seq
  • Experience in software implementation of bioinformatics methods and algorithms
  • Strong programming skills in at least one programming language
  • Experience with R and shiny
  • Experience in working with Linux systems
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work both in team and independently in a fast-paced work environment
  • Fluency in written and spoken English
  • Our offer

  • A position within a vigorous and exciting professional environment promoted by an open culture and a spirit of community
  • A diverse, international workforce with a dynamic working environment that fosters creativity, innovations and teamwork
  • Capital forming benefits, flexible working hours, holiday pay, and annual bonus depending on performance
  • To apply, please click on the "Apply" button and provide your application documents (CV including earliest possible start date and salary requirements). We are looking forward to getting to know you and to your application.

    FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

    ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.