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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/head-bioinformatics-nc-north-carolina-1400864340.htm" title="Head Bioinformatics  City: Research Triangle Park Job ID: A4EA152E-0564-4231-8B6E-8EF93B2B283B Role Purpose/Accountabilities Define and direct Syngenta\'s bioinformatics strategy across the globe. By managing diverse expertise, resources and collaboration..." target="_blank">Head Bioinformatics</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on July 11, 2010 06:03:54 am</span><br />');
document.write('Head Bioinformatics  City: Research Triangle Park Job ID: A4EA152E-0564-4231-8B6E-8EF93B2B283B Role Purpose/Accountabilities Define and direct Syngenta\'s bioinformatics strategy across the globe. By managing diverse expertise, resources and collaborations, this individual will take a leading role in research and discovery across the Syngenta portfolio. Through the development and implementation of leading-edge data integration, analyses and mathematical modeling, they will enhance the interpretation of complex multi-dimensional data. By combining these tools with exceptional outreach to and support of researchers, they will enable the mining of large and diverse data sets in novel and insightful ways, impacting both product and cost innovation for Syngenta in a significant way. Under their guidance, the Bioinformatics function will continually advance the understanding of plants and their interaction with the environment and chemistry - powering our ambition of growth through innovation.Accountabilities:. Set, implement and direct the global Bioinformatics strategy to support the research and business objectives of the company across Crop Protection, Seeds and Lawn and Garden businesses.. Develop and maintain effective bioinformatic community across a geographically dispersed organization - important for development of ongoing strategy.. Enhance the value of Bioinformatics by proactive interaction with internal and external collaborators, setting clear objectives, and managing projects to ensure the desired results are achieved. . Identify and implement new analytical techniques to support progress in biological, genetic and chemical research. . Provide access to education on analytical methods for research scientists to enhance their ability to make decisions and generate robust biological hypotheses.. Keep management and stakeholders informed of the status of and issues confronting Bioinformatics to enable appropriate decision-making.. Sustain a productive partnership with the R&DIS and IT organizations to ensure optimal performance and resources.. Travel - International travel 1-2 times every 6 weeks.Knowledge, Skills & Experience . Extensive experience in large-scale bioinformatics research and its application to \'omics, genetics and systems biology. . Management and development of a large team of researchers and bioinformatics scientists, across multiple locations.. Extensive experience with management and mining of data generated on short-read sequencing, expression, metabolite and/or other \'omic platforms . Proven capability to drive bioinformatics research towards integrative bioinformatics and systems biology.. Excellent communication, organizational and presentation skills.. Documentation preparation (e.g., periodic reports, white papers, proposals, study protocols, etc.).. Experience in negotiating and budgeting time between competing cross-functional demands for resources.Critical knowledge:. 12+ years of experience working in a scientific/R&D environment, with at least seven years of applied bioinformatics or biostatistics experience. . 4+ years management experience in leading a large Bioinformatics team.Critical experience:. Experienced with data management, integration and data mining concepts. . Experience working within or closely with an IT organization or a group that develops and supports software. . Experience with international product development teams preferred.. Desire to work in an environment dedicated to delivery, quality services and products.. Ability to lead a dispersed team across multiple sites and regions.Critical Success Factors & Key Challenges . Drive science- and operational-effectiveness of the Syngenta BioInformatics competency platform. Coordinate bioinformatics activities and resources across the global organizational matrix of businesses units and regions.. Establish and manage the budget in alignment with the corporate projects and budgetary guidelines. . Develop industry leadership Bioinformatics resources through recruiting, retaining, contracting, training, mentoring, coaching and collaborating . . Engage senior management with appropriate information and education to grow support for the Bioinformatics strategy.. Balance technical push against business pull, tactical delivery against strategic ambitions.. Align Bioinformatics resources with company, department, and project goals through objective setting, performance reviews, salary management, and career development. . Enhance and communicate the company\'s reputation through intellectual property, peer-reviewed publication and participation in seminars and conferences.Additional Information . All applicants must be eligible to work in the US.. Periodic domestic and international travel will be required. ');
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document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on July 09, 2010 01:33:20 am</span><br />');
document.write('The successful candidate will be responsible for providing proactive bioinformatics support, scientific consultation, data analysis capabilities, and application support to researchers engaged in Plant Biotech research. They will need to understand lab and research workflows, requirements and priorities. It is expected that they will also work closely with a team of Computational Biologists, Developers and other bioinformatics staff members located in Johnston, Iowa to ensure that the computational needs of Wilmington-based researchers are appropriately met.         Duties/Responsibilities      The successful candidate will work as part of a multifunctional, geographically distributed team of researchers, software developers and computational biologists to meet researcher needs in bioinformatics and computational biology. They will provide proactive research support and will be expected to establish and actively maintain client relationships, identify and define computational needs to solve research problems, regularly follow and understand advances in technology, maintain communication and facilitate collaborative development. They will be responsible for understanding scientific needs and process and must be able prioritize these needs and effectively communicate them to team members located both on and off site. The candidate will support applications and datasets through requirements gathering, application testing, user training and documentation. They should be able to provide ad-hoc data analyses for researchers using existing and developed software tools.         Educational Qualifications Desired      PhD in Plant Biology, Agronomy, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Bioinformatics or a related field with a minimum of 2 to 4 years of related experience or a Masters in Plant Biology, Agronomy , Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Bioinformatics or a related field and a minimum of 6 to 8 years of related experience is required. Equivalent amoutns of relevant education and experience will be considered.         Competencies and Experience Desired      The candidate should demonstrate an extensive working knowledge of a broad range of Bioinformatics tools and a solid understanding of both the computational and biological rational surrounding their use. The ability to translate biological research needs into computational solutions is critical. Pertinent bioinformatics programming skills will be advantageous, but not a requirement. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary and the successful candidate will need to effectively communicate with both biological researchers and IT staff. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills are necessary, and the candidate will need to effectively work both independently and in multifunctional team settings. The desire to serve research clients will be a key to success in the position.~cb~ 05/11/2010 ');
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document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on June 09, 2010 02:55:56 pm</span><br />');
document.write('Qualifications   He or she will work with the infrastructure team to actively participate in project discussions and user support among bioinformaticians, statisticians, project manager and researchers. The job will include, but is not limited to, enhancing/maintaining bioinformatics research cyber-infrastructure, software/database installation, license update/maintenance, data pre-processing and interaction with scientists for user support and trouble shooting. Work closely with Bioinformatics core director to provide responsible and skilled technical assistance in support of the grant application and manuscript preparation, data integration and analysis. Responsibilities include keeping good time tracking for project management and documentation of research results and presentations to various technical and non-technical audiences for chargeback and overall COH missions. Assist vendors with design, evaluation, and benchmarking new computer technologies to enhance performance and throughput of high performance computational needs.  Provide implement, maintain for a portfolio of commercial, open source, and internally developed bioinformatics applications, server, and database solutions. Document and present research results to various technical and non-technical audiences. Communicate effectively with researchers by following up with literature and bioinformatics computer technologies to provide collaborative research support. Provide project summary and usage metrics reports to project manager and core director for effective team support for bioinformatics research. Provide end-user software training for investigators, technicians, and graduate students. Minimum Education possesses PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics or related field. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements. Minimum Experience is with data analysis, visualization, and integration in the areas of genomics and functional genomics, including gene expression analysis, transcription regulation analysis, pathway analysis, and/or sequence analysis. Preferred Courses/Training is Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology. Preferred Field of Expertise is Bioinformatics. Other Preferred Skills are working knowledge of at least one programming language, such as Perl, C, C++, or Java, is required; Demonstrated ability to work comfortably in a UNIX / Linux environment.  ');
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document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on July 06, 2010 09:51:03 am</span><br />');
document.write('The successful candidate will be responsible for providing proactive bioinformatics support, scientific consultation, data analysis capabilities, and application support to sequencing lab PI\'s and researchers actively engaged in utilizing Next Generation Sequencing technologies. They will need to understand lab and research workflows, requirements and priorities. It is expected that they will also work closely with Computational Biologists and other bioinformatics staff members to ensure that research client needs are adequately represented and that the computational needs of Next-Gen sequencing and analysis are appropriately met.         Duties/Responsibilities      The successful candidate will work as part of a multifunctional team of researchers, software developers and computational biologists to meet researcher and sequencing lab needs. They will be responsible for understanding scientific needs and process and must be able to help prioritize these needs to establish project goals. The candidate will support applications and datasets through requirements gathering, application testing, user training and documentation. In consultation with team members, they should be able to provide ad-hoc data analyses for researchers using existing software tools. As Next-Gen technologies are rapidly evolving, the successful candidate will be expected to regularly follow and understand advances in technology and contribute to efforts to utilizing and deploying these technologies.         Educational Qualifications Desired      Master\'s degree in Biology, Plant Biology, Agronomy, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics or a related field and a minimum of 2 to 4 years of related experience required or a PhD in Biology, Plant Biology, Agronomy, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics or a related field and 0-2 years related experience preferred, or equivalent amounts of education and experience.         Competencies and Experience Desired      The candidate must have experience working with high-throughput sequence data, especially with Next-Gen data. Experience in the fields of Bioinformatics and Genomics research is required and research experience in crop or plant biotechnology is a plus. The candidate must possess strong PC computer skills and it is desirable to have experience using Next Gen sequencing software to analyze data. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary and the successful candidate will need to effectively communicate with both biological researchers and IT staff. The ability to translate biological research needs into computational problems is critical. The candidate will need to effectively work both independently and in multifunctional team settings. The desire to serve researcher needs in a service oriented fashion will be a key to continued success in the position.~cb~ 05/11/2010 ');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/assistant-professor-in-bioinformatic-analysis-of-biological-and-disease-mechanisms-stanford-ca-california-1400872835.htm" title="Assistant Professor in Bioinformatic analysis of biological and disease mechanismsThe Department of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine seeks an outstanding investigator with research interests in bioinformatic analysis of biological and d..." target="_blank">Assistant Professor in Bioinformatic analysis of biological and disease mechanisms, Stanford</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss_date">posted on July 16, 2010 05:25:08 am</span><br />');
document.write('Assistant Professor in Bioinformatic analysis of biological and disease mechanismsThe Department of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine seeks an outstanding investigator with research interests in bioinformatic analysis of biological and disease mechanisms for a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor in the University Tenure Line Professoriate. The predominant criterion for appointment in the University Tenure Line is a major commitment to research and teaching.Applicants must have a Ph.D., M.D., or M.D./Ph.D. degree. The successful candidate is expected to establish a high quality, independent research program with a focus on basic and/or applied bioinformatics, which may include areas such as algorithm development, high-throughput analysis of physiological and pathological processes, structural genomics and biology, structure prediction and modeling, as well as biological and disease databases and applications. Scholarship and teaching (and in some cases, clinical care activities) are the critical components of faculty appointments in the University Tenure Line (UTL).  Individuals appointed as Assistant Professors in the UTL will have completed housestaff training (where applicable) and, additionally, one or two years of postdoctoral research experience.  Their accomplishments during graduate and postgraduate training should already have stamped them as creative and promising investigators.  If these individuals have not had formal teaching experience, they should have demonstrated during their postdoctoral training a commitment to develop the skills necessary for first-rate teaching. The successful candidate must have demonstrated true distinction (or the promise of achieving true distinction) in research, and the capability of sustaining first-rate performance (or the promise of this) in teaching, and excellence in patient care (if applicable) appropriate to the programmatic need upon which the appointment is based.Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, as well as a brief description of research accomplishments and plans for future research. These, with the names of three references, should be sent to:  Stephen J. Galli, M.D.c/o Ms. Cynthia LlanesProfessor and ChairDepartment of PathologyStanford University School of MedicineStanford, Ca 94305E-mail: Behind ?Apply Now? buttonStanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty.  It welcomes nominations of and applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university\'s research, teaching and clinical missions. ');
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