Data Support Assistant | Vertebrate Genome Laboratory

Organization Overview:
Our Vertebrate Genome Laboratory conducts research and services for individual and large vertebrate genome projects such as the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP/G10K) that aims to sequence high-quality genomes for all 66,000 vertebrate species on the planet. https://vertebrategenomesproject.org/.

Overview:

We are looking for a Data Support Assistant to support data and metadata handling for the Vertebrate Genome Laboratory (www.vertebrategenomelab.org) and the Vertebrate Genomes Project (www.vertebrategenomesproject.org).
Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include:

• Support data and metadata generation, handling and storage in the laboratory
• Support Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) updates
• Generate SOP for reproducible data/metadata management

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
• Knowledge of data and metadata management best practices

Preferred:

• Good programming skills to streamline workflows (e.g. Python)
• Previous experience with data wrangling and LIMS systems
• Knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures for metadata collection and data handling
• Previous experience dealing with genomics data is a plus

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Compensation Range: Min:
USD $48,000.00/Yr.

Compensation Range: Max:
USD $58,000.00/Yr.