[BBC] Job opportunity: Bioinformatics Project Manager @ Diagenode

[Vincent Botta]

Context: 
Diagenode is an international biotech company that develops and commercializes innovative instruments and reagents systems for life science research and molecular diagnostics. Founded in 2003, the Group is headquartered in Liege (Belgium), with a subsidiary in Denville, NJ, USA. 

Diagenode, the leader in the field of epigenetics, provides full solutions for your chromatin immunoprecipitation and DNA methylation research. Our products include sonication instruments (Bioruptor®), automated systems (IP-Star®), kits for chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and DNA methylation analysis, and high quality antibodies. Our goal is to make epigenetics research accessible and to ensure consistent data in every experiment. 

For its Epigenetics division and under the supervision of the Epigenetics R&D Manager, Diagenode is looking for a highly motivated, team-orientated individual Bioinformatics Project Manager. 

Brief posting description: 
* Interact directly with customers and lend scientific expertise toward understanding and assessing customers’ needs, communicating progress, explaining significance of results, and troubleshooting technical issues 
* Generate professional technical reports for delivery to customers in a timely manner to meet sales delivery schedules 
* Contribute expertise toward development of value-added improvements to existing analysis pipelines and technical reports based on emerging industry technologies and customer feedback 
* Work in a team of bioinformaticians with complementary skills on ongoing biological projects utilizing Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) focused on epigenetic analyses 
* Develop bioinformatics projects in line with the diverse needs of the department 

Job description: 
* Oversees bioinformatics work for ChIP-seq and methylation studies (e.g. ChIP-seq, RRBS, MeDIP-seq, hMeDIP-seq) projects in the R&D Epigenetics department of Diagenode 
* Coordinate project timelines and progression for ~15 projects at any given time 
* Manages contact with external customers 
* Becomes the key contact person for bioinformatics-related projects with academic and industrial partners 
* Coordinates contact with customers related to bioinformatics projects 
* Work with Diagenode developers to design and enhance the epigenetic bioinformatics software lab’s pipeline to meet customer’s requirements 

Required qualifications: 
* Master degree in Bioinformatics preferred 
* Minimum 3 years of experience in working with NGS data analysis, ideally in applications related to Epigenetics (ChIp and Methylation), and with a strong knowledge of the related biological studies 
* Proven experience in project management 
* Experience with coding through R, SHELL, Python and Perl languages under Linux environment 
* Experience with statistical and database software 
* Fluent in English, French or other languages are a plus 
* Strong organizational and time management skills, well-organized, independent 
* Rigour and attention to details 
* Excellent interpersonal skills 
* Excellent oral and written communication skills 

Eligibility criteria: 
All nationalities, including Belgian, the condition is to have spent less than 12 months over the last three years in Belgium. 

Location: 
Diagenode headquarters in Liège 

Contract: 
Fixed-term contract (36 months) - Possible extension in permanent contract 

In addition to a highly interactive and stimulating environment, Diagenode also provides competitive salaries. Diagenode is an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity throughout its workforce. 

If you are interested, please send your application with a full detailed CV and a motivation letter, by email only, to job at diagenode.com 

More information: https://www.diagenode.com/pages/careers
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