The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (http://www.noble.org) is a non-profit research institute with a vision to influence agriculture by exploring and improving production agriculture techniques and advancing plant science through research and discovery. The lately established Scientific Computing Department is seeking a Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Specialist. The successful candidate will coordinate the daily operation of the department's scientific computing helpdesk in order to provide quality statistical and bioinformatics services to internal and external researchers. The successful candidate will also contribute to applied research in a teamed environment to enhance the Foundation's scientific computing infrastructure.

Position: Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Specialist
Position ID: PB-S121-523
APPLY ONLINE VIA: https://www.noble.org/Jobs/WebsiteEmployment/WebsiteEmploymentOpportunity.aspx?jobNumber=PB-S121-523

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (http://www.noble.org) is a non-profit research institute with a vision to influence agriculture by exploring and improving production agriculture techniques and advancing plant science through research and discovery. The Foundation is one of the world's leaders in interpretation of the Medicago genome and in bioenergy crops including switchgrass, alfalfa and tall fescue. The Foundation has recently approved an initiative to make substantial investments to enhance its scientific computing and bioinformatics infrastructure. As a major part of the initiative, the lately established Scientific Computing Department has three immediate openings, namely a Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Specialist, a Scientific Data Analyst & Programmer, and a Scientific System & Data Management Specialist.

As a Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Specialist, the successful candidate will report to the Director of the Scientific Computing Department. The successful candidate will coordinate the daily operation of the department's scientific computing helpdesk in order to provide quality statistical and bioinformatics services to internal and external researchers. The successful candidate will also contribute to applied research in a teamed environment to enhance the Foundation's scientific computing infrastructure.

Principal Responsibilities:
1. Serve as the coordinator of the Scientific Computing Department helpdesk.
2. Provide statistical services on a daily basis, including experimental design, data sampling and analysis, and assist in statistical data interpretation.
3. Provide bioinformatics services to assist scientific problem solving in a broad range of research topics. Typical daily work includes custom data processing, sequence and functional genomics analysis, marker design etc.
4. Assist with grant applications and manuscript writing related to statistical and informatics components.
5. Write custom scripts and develop programs to enhance the department's helpdesk system and web service portal.
6. Contribute to applied research and develop statistical informatics methods to better address problems arising from clientele.

Minimum Qualifications:
1.M.S. degree in statistics with combined education and experience in bioinformatics. Applicants with education background in bioinformatics or related topics (e.g. mathematics and computer science) plus significant combined education and experience in statistics will also be considered.
2.2+ years of experience in a range of professional statistics such as data sampling, data analysis and application of statistical techniques to experimental design and real life systems.
3.Experience with statistical software such as SAS, R, STATA, MATLAB, JMP, XLSTAT, Pirouette, SIMPCA P, and publically available bioinformatics tools and databases, such as from NCBI, EBI and EMBL.
4.Experience in professional bioinformatics such as analyses of genomes and sequence data, phylogeny and evolution, gene expression profiles, proteins and metabolites, etc.
5.Independent problem solver that enjoys collaborative research.
6.Excellent communication and people skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
1.Ph.D. degree in statistics with combined education and experience in bioinformatics.
2.Experience in a user-centric and result-oriented setup, e.g. core facility or helpdesk.
3.Formal coursework or advanced training in one or more of the following: biology, biochemistry, plant science or agriculture.
4.Experience in plant molecular biology, genetics, agronomy, or agriculture.
5.Knowledge in scientific and statistical software development, e.g. implementation of statistical tests and computing algorithms using a mainstream programming language.

Application Instructions:
Applicants are requested to apply online by completing the application and submitting a resume, copy (s) of college transcripts, contact information for three references (excluding relatives), and a cover letter explaining interest in the position and career goals.  If applicant does not have the ability to upload the additional documents they can be faxed to (580) 224-6240 (please include position number), but the application should be completed and submitted online. Applications will be accepted until a candidate is hired.  Interested applicants should apply immediately.

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.
Human Resources Department
Position Number: PB-S121-523
P.O. Box 2180
Ardmore, OK 73402
Website: http://www.noble.org/

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of their race, color, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

APPLY ONLINE VIA: https://www.noble.org/Jobs/WebsiteEmployment/WebsiteEmploymentOpportunity.aspx?jobNumber=PB-S121-523