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RESPONSIBILITIES
As part of an enthusiastic global team of experts, you will provide bioinformatics analyses and decision support to our biotechnology research and development activities.
1. Your tasks will include collecting, analyzing and comparing biological data, drawing conclusions from your analyses as well as communicating results, interpretations and recommendations to non-technical audiences.
2. You will work closely with experimental molecular biology and sequencing labs and use your familiarity with a breadth of NGS data and bioinformatics techniques to develop innovative solutions to biotechnology problems.
3. You will provide guidance to our project partners regarding experimental planning and setup, data collection and processing.
4. You will take part in the development of new methods using sequencing technologies and guide establishment of new assays in molecular analytics.
5. Moreover, you will play a significant role in managing projects as well as active participation in global cross-functional teams.
QUALIFICATIONS
6. PhD in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology, or a related field like Biology, Systems Biology or Biochemistry with experience in handling and analysis of NGS and biological data
7. Profound scripting abilities (e.g. Python, R, shell scripting) are required, experience in at least one programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java) is a plus
8. Working knowledge of UNIX-like operating systems as well as database systems and thorough knowledge of bioinformatics tools
9. Experience in handling and analysing genomics, transcriptomics or proteomics data
10. Preferred experience working with NGS data from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
11. Basic experience working with workflow managers and containerization would be a plus
12. Excellent interpersonal, communication skills and the initiative to actively communicate with data producers and data users in an interdisciplinary environment
13. Entrepreneurial and team-oriented
BENEFITS
14. From day one you will be part of the BASF family.
15. You will get involved in challenging fields of activity and have the opportunity to work on exciting projects in an interdisciplinary environment.
16. Depending on the location of the respective group company you will get to know BASF and participate in various workshops and guided tours.
17. In this way you will make numerous interesting experiences and get a deep insight into the world´s leading chemical company.