Bioinformatician

Monsanto is a sustainable agriculture company. We deliver agricultural products that support farmers all around the world.

The Monsanto Regulatory Sequencing and Bioinformatics team is seeking a highly qualified candidate to support production bioinformatic activities.

The successful candidate will be responsible conducting and evaluating the results of bioinformatic analyses and writing technical documents reporting the results and conclusions of these analyses. In addition, the candidate will be involved in activities that support the production of technical reports such as annual updates of databases, the updating, development and maintenance of software tools that are used for the collection, evaluation and automation of technical report production.

To succeed in this position, a candidate will require experience and demonstrated skill in the evaluation and interpretation of bioinformatic analyses. The candidate must be able to link the results of bioinformatic analyses to the biological phenomena and processes. Excellent collaboration, communication and problem solving skills, to work with scientists, management and IT professionals within a GLP compliant organization are essential.

Required skills:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in a biological science and 2 years of post degree work experience
• Hands on experience using bioinformatic software tools such as FASTA, BLAST, STELLAR and CLUSTAL
• Proficiency in a Unix/Linux environment that includes knowledge of shell, PERL and an object oriented, event driven language
• Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent written language skills are required as this position entails production of very large (>1000 pages) complex technical documents that are provided to regulatory agencies around the world
• Attention to detail
• An ability to multitask and meet business critical timelines on an ongoing basis

Desired skills:

• Demonstrated programming skills that include production of well-structured, easily maintainable and fully documented code