Contractor computational biologist - Oncology Data Science Group

Job Title: Contractor computational biologist - Oncology Data Science Group

Location: Basel, Switzerland - No Remote

Duration: 6 months

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated contractor to join our Oncology Data Science Group for a 6-month position. The successful candidate will work on translational questions, including data quality control (QC), pipeline processing, and data exploration. This role requires knowledge in NGS analysis and the generation of Shiny or Dash applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform data quality control and processing of bioinformatics pipelines and report

• Conduct data exploration and analysis to address translational research questions.

• Explore and integrate multi omics public datasets to enable meta-analysis and mining.

• Develop Shiny or Dash applications for data visualization.

• Ensure reproducible coding practices and maintain detailed documentation.

Qualifications

• • MSc with 2+ years of experience or PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field.

• • Experience in next-generation sequencing (NGS) data processing.

• • Preferred experience in genomics/transcriptomics data processing (as patient cfDNA analysis and scRNAseq)

• • Strong coding skills in R or Python.

• • Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple tasks effectively and work collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• • Experience with Shiny or Dash application development.

• • Familiarity with additional bioinformatics tools and databases. Reference: 24-02392