Sr. Bioinformatics Analyst - Full-time - Miami, FL

Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet. The Department of Urology has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Senior Bioinformatics Analyst work on-site in Miami. CORE JOB SUMMARY The Senior Bioinformatics Analyst works with research staff to extend capabilities in bioinformatics and improve understanding of genetic variation in human health and disease. The Senior Bioinformatics Analyst also assumes responsibility for the development and maintenance of novel bioinformatics methods. CORE JOB FUNCTIONS Develops and maintains next generation data analysis pipelines. Assists in analysis pipeline and algorithms development and validation. Extracts features of interest from data relating to specific biological questions. Contributes to the development and maintenance of genomic and clinical databases. Performs statistical and integrative data analysis on genomics and clinical data. Supervises team members and other data analysts. Establishes standard operating procedures, documentation, and scripts to generate custom reports. Progresses material for bioinformatics tutorials and training courses. Tests the characterization and integration of diverse third-party bioinformatics algorithms. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. CORE QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment. Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications. Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders. DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM Department Specific Functions The Sharifi Laboratory is seeking a highly motivated Bioinformatics Analyst to support translational and mechanistic studies focused on prostate cancer progression, steroid metabolism, androgen signaling, therapeutic resistance, and biomarker discovery. The successful candidate will work closely with laboratory scientists and clinicians to analyze genomic, transcriptomic, epigenomic, metabolomic, and clinical datasets and contribute to high-impact cancer research. Design, implement, and maintain computational workflows for analysis of high-throughput metabolomics, sequencing and multi-omic datasets. Analyze spatial transcriptomics, proteomic, metabolomic, and clinical data. Integrate molecular and clinical datasets to identify biomarkers associated with treatment response, disease progression, and patient outcomes. Perform statistical analyses and develop reproducible pipelines using modern bioinformatics tools and programming languages. Contribute to studies investigating androgen biosynthesis, steroid metabolism, androgen receptor signaling, and mechanisms of therapeutic resistance in prostate cancer. Support analysis of patient-derived datasets, clinical cohorts, and public cancer genomics resources including TCGA, cBioPortal, GEO, dbGaP, and other consortium datasets. Develop data visualization tools and generate publication-quality figures and reports. Collaborate with laboratory investigators on experimental design, data interpretation, and manuscript preparation. Maintain rigorous standards for reproducible research, version control, documentation, and data management. Assist in preparation of grant applications, progress reports, and scientific presentations. Department Specific Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required, M.S. or Ph.D. preferred Demonstrated experience analyzing metabolomics and next-generation sequencing data. Strong programming skills in R and/or Python. Proficiency with bioinformatics software and workflow frameworks. Strong understanding of statistics and experimental design. Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary research environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidates with biochemistry and chemistry background is preferred. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.