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Bioinformatics Specialist – Mootha Lab

Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Boston, Massachusetts, US

Primary Work Address: 50 Blossom Street, Boston, MA, 02114 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. We are seeking a highly moti...

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Primary Work Address: 50 Blossom Street, Boston, MA, 02114 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Bioinformatics Specialist to support Dr. Vamsi Mootha’s lab, which is co-located at Massachusetts General Hospital and Broad Institute. The Mootha lab focuses on mitochondria – often called the “powerhouse of the cell” -- and combines the modern tools of genomics and computation with classical biochemical physiology to investigate this organelle in health and in disease. The laboratory has both basic science goals (e.g., understanding the origins, diversity, and biochemistry of mitochondria) as well as very applied goals (e.g., to improve the diagnosis and treatment of a range of human conditions, from rare inborn errors of metabolism to neurodegeneration to cancer and aging. More information about the lab can be found on their website . We are targeting someone who has a strong proven track record in computational biology, is adept at computer programming, has a strong command of statistical data analysis and data visualization, who will work as a Computational Biologist . As a Ph.D. Data Scientist, you will...