Convergent Research

Convergent Research

Potentially a good fit for PTI?

Watertown, MA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 609 days ago
PythonGitAWSCloud PlatformsMachine LearningBioinformaticsMolecular BiologyResearchMass SpectrometryCommunicationMentoringPublic Speaking

About the role

  • Parallel Squared Technology Institute (PTI) is a non-profit research institute aiming to catalyze a leap in protein analysis technology and use it to explore new biological frontiers.

Responsibilities

  • New career opportunities Members of PTI will be supported with industry-level resources to lead research projects and disseminate their discoveries and innovations to the broader biomedical community through frequent publications, presentations, and submissions to public data portals.
  • We're bringing together top talent from academia, industry, and startups to build a new model for innovative R&D.

Requirements

  • BS degree with at least 3 years of experience are also welcome to apply.
  • Experience with LC-MS/MS, particularly for proteomics.
  • Experience collaborating with biologists, chemists, research associates, computational scientists, and mass spectrometrists to leverage PTI's multiplexing platform.
  • Experience in large-scale analyses that involve many samples, such as thousands of single cells or bulk tissues, and then visualizing datasets with Python and/or R as well as the command line.
  • Experience with cloud environments such as AWS or Google Cloud.
  • Master's or PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Bioengineering, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, or related field. BS degree with at least 3 years of experience are also welcome to apply.
  • Able to develop highly-sensitive workflows for data acquisition by LC-MS/MS pipelines.
  • Reproducible research using tools such as git, Jupyter notebooks, etc.
  • Preparation and analysis of brain samples, or equivalent working experience. In particular, preparing human brain tissue for downstream protein analyses.
  • Mentoring scientists and research associates. Preparing internal reports and manuscripts, and presenting results at internal or external scientific meetings as appropriate.
  • Demonstrable commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others.

Skills

  • Protein dysfunctions directly cause many diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease.
  • Yet, proteins remain understudied because of technological hurdles.

Compensation

  • 15 days PTO + 10 sick days per year

Benefits

  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance with many $0 premium options for you and your family with several national and regional providers.
  • Company-paid group life, AD&D, long- and short-term disability insurance
  • 15 days PTO + 10 sick days per year
  • $5,000 per year educational reimbursement
  • Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave

Company info

  • We strive for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibit harassment of any kind.

Equal opportunity

  • We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce.

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