Project Research Scientist -I (Bioinformatician)
St. John's Research Institute (SJRI)BengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 6–14 LPA
Posted 21h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Perform genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and Mendelian randomization analyses to identify genetic factors linked to maternal de novo lipogenesis and infant body fat.
- Develop, validate, and apply polygenic risk scores (PRS) and analyze microbiome metagenomic data including taxonomic and functional pathway analyses.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to interpret bioinformatics results and contribute to publications, reports, and development of integrated genetic, microbiome, and clinical databases.
Minimum Requirements
- Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computational Biology, Statistical Genetics, or related field.
- Experience with GWAS, PRS, and microbiome data analysis preferred but both freshers and experienced can apply.
- Age limit: 35 years.
- Preferred language proficiency in English and Kannada.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Has hands-on experience or strong knowledge in complex genomic analyses such as GWAS and Mendelian randomization using large-scale datasets.
- Comfortable working with microbiome sequencing data and integrating multi-omics datasets in a translational research setting.
- Capable of maintaining reproducible bioinformatics workflows using tools like PLINK, R, Python, MR-Base, and QIIME and collaborating across scientific disciplines.