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Henry Ford Health

Bioinformatician II- Full Time- Day Shift

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A Bioinformatician uses computers and software tools to study biology and biology-related data. Conducts studies and maintains biology data; may develop specialized bioinformatics software. Analysis may be used for product development at a pharmaceutical company, disease research at a hospital or health policy research at a public health organization.

$81,297 / year median in Michigan

+7% projected growth

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Job Description

Bioinformatician II
  • Full Time
  • Day Shift Henry Ford Health
  • 3.
8 Detroit, MI Job Details Full-time 22 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance Tuition reimbursement Qualifications Data preprocessing Scientific publications HIPAA Medical coding guidelines Scientific research papers Data governance Healthcare privacy protection Health information regulatory compliance Health information management Healthcare software applications Data analysis software Full Job Description
GENERAL SUMMARY
Works with investigators and clinicians in the design, collection, processing, and analysis of study that generate data in one or more of the following domains:
  • omic (e.
g., genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics), imaging (e.g., medical imaging technologies and histopathologic images), electronic health records, and emerging bioinformatic data areas. Develops goals, methods, procedures, and analytic pipelines. Provides in-depth analysis of studies using a variety of computational/statistical methods, bioinformatics tools, and prepare interpretive reports. Applies both biological and bioinformatic skills to evaluate biomedical informatics data in single domains (e.g., SNP array and next-generation sequencing data) and/or integrate data across multiple domains and time points (e.g., computational biology). Devises and documents new approaches to analyze these data. Prepares proposal reviews and conduct seminars on statistical analyses as appropriate. Provides guidance on the work of other bioinformaticians and data processes. Acts as a technical resource and provides guidance to support personnel.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Bachelor's degree in genetics or statistical genetics; pharmacology; biology (particularly molecular, evolutionary, or computational biology); biostatistics; bioinformatics; data mining; engineering with a healthcare focus, physics, or a comparable degree/training is required with four (4) years of experience. OR Master's degree in genetics or statistical genetics; pharmacology; biology (particularly molecular, evolutionary, or computational biology); biostatistics; bioinformatics; data mining; engineering with a healthcare focus, physics, or a comparable degree/training is required with two (2) years of experience. Experience working with statistical/bioinformatics software packages (e.g., R, Bioconductor, SAS), scientific programming skills (e.g., Python, C, Java, shell scripting), and knowledge in working in a Linux and/or command line environment required. Cloud computing skills and experience preferred. Alternatively, having deep knowledge in working with, collecting data, and cleaning data in the previously mentioned bioinformatics data domains may substitute for the previously mentioned experience. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to interact with research and clinical staff of various levels, as well as to assist in research grant applications, to present at scientific conferences, and to prepare and submit scientific manuscripts for publication. Strong understanding of clinical data, including diagnoses, procedures, medications, laboratory results, and clinical workflows. Experience with data collection, data cleaning, database querying, and clinical data management. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Familiarity with healthcare data coding systems (e.g., ICD and CPT). Understanding of patient privacy, data governance, and regulatory requirements related to healthcare data (e.g., HIPAA).
Additional Information Organization:
Henry Ford Medical Group Department:
Biorepository Core Research Shift:
Day Job Union Code:
Not Applicable Additional Details This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above. Overview Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services
  • from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail.
With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the
Future of Health:
Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers. Benefits The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That's why we offer support in the various components of our team's well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.