Lead Bioinformatics Research Scientist - St. Jude Cloud

About St. Jude

There's a reason St. Jude Children's Research Hospital consistently earns a Glassdoor Employee Choice Award and is named to its "Best Place to Work" list. At our world-class pediatric research hospital, every one of our professionals shares our commitment to make a difference in the lives of the children we serve. There is a unique bond when you are part of a team that gives their all to advance the treatments and cures of pediatric catastrophic diseases.

The result is a collaborative, positive environment where everyone, regardless of their role, receives the resources, support, and encouragement to advance and grow their careers.

This position is based in Memphis, TN; relocation assistance is available. Memphis is a family-friendly metropolitan area that more than a million residents call home. Memphis is recognized for its world-class music, food, and hospitality. Cost of living is one of our biggest attractions; in fact, Money listed Memphis as one of the least expensive cities in which to raise a child.

Mild winters and beautiful green spaces make the city a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts - there are over 200 miles of bike-friendly lanes with more being added. Forbes recently named Memphis the 4th happiest city in which to work. Why live anywhere else?

St. Jude is seeking a seasoned bioinformatics research scientist to lead and participate in the development of multiple scientific products and initiatives on the St. Jude Cloud project. This position will work on a wide array of scientific problems applicable to large‑scale pediatric cancer data sharing. Concretely, this role will serve as the domain expert working on at least one of our product development teams building applications within the St.

Jude Cloud ecosystem, including the large‑scale data sharing application, Genomics Platform ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).); the pediatric cancer reference knowledgebase, PeCan (); and the genomic and epigenomic visualization platform, Visualization Community (). Cross‑ecosystem projects, such as developing a comprehensive diagnosis ontology used across St. Jude Cloud applications and collecting/harmonizing the catalog of scientific information shared through St. Jude Cloud will be a major focus.

Finally, this position will have a specific emphasis on developing and publishing bioinformatics workflows that are (a) used to harmonize data published on St. Jude Cloud and (b) are available for external users of St. Jude Cloud.

• Lead data analysis and deliver high-quality results by formulating advanced and/or new analytical approaches with the available data to address challenging data analysis questions.
• Deliver data files, and document the analytical process. Participate in manuscript preparation at the project's conclusion.
• Establish and document protocols or best practices for common research tasks.
• Recommend ideas to automate or improve existing analysis methods and implement the improvement.
• Evaluate and test new methods and technologies. Develop reusable code and pipeline. Participate in redistribution and education of novel methods to the research community when required.
• Lead and participate in the department's developmental projects and interdepartmental team projects. Act as a project manager when required.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

• Bachelor's degree in bioinformatics, cheminformatics, statistics/computer science (with a background in biological sciences or chemistry) or related field.
• Master's degree or PhD preferred.

• Minimum Requirement:
  Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant post‑degree work in bioinformatics, cheminformatics, statistics/computer science (with a background in biological sciences or chemistry).
• Experience Exception:
  Master's degree with 8+ years of relevant post‑degree experience (OR) PhD with 5+ years of relevant post‑degree experience.
• Substantial…