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Position: Scientific Systems & Data Management Specialist
Position ID: PB-S123-525
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (http://www.noble.org) is a no-profit research institute with a vision to influence agriculture by exploring and improving production agriculture techniques and advancing plant science through research and discovery. The Foundation is one of the world's leaders in interpretation of the Medicago genome and in bioenergy crops including switchgrass, alfalfa and tall fescue. The Foundation has recently approved an initiative to make substantial investments to enhance its scientific computing and bioinformatics infrastructure. As a major part of the initiative, the lately established Scientific Computing Department has three immediate openings, namely a Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Specialist, a Scientific Data Analyst & Programmer, and a Scientific System & Data Management Specialist.
As a Scientific Systems & Data Management Specialist, the successful candidate will report to the Director of the Scientific Computing Department. The candidate will work in a teamed environment to design and manage the Foundation's scientific computing infrastructure, and to assist researchers' management of their daily scientific data.
Principal Responsibilities:
1.Work with the Information System department to design, deploy and manage the institute's scientific computing infrastructure, particularly in the software aspect, such as virtual servers, database servers, scientific software packages and software development environments.
2.Work with the Scientific System Administrator to deploy, customize and manage the institute's scientific data warehousing system. Immediate work will be to identify scientific researchers' data storage, management and sharing needs, develop strategies to satisfy such needs, and to evaluate and recommend commercial software system for this purpose.
3.Identify, deploy and customize commercial and publically available software for compliance with community data standards and data quality control.
4.Assist bioinformaticians and software developers in aspects of virtual servers and storage planning and allocation, database construction and administration, SQL query optimization etc.
Minimum Qualifications:
1.M.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, information science, bioinformatics or a closely related area. B.S. applicants with 5+ years of closely related experience will also be considered.
2.Experience in large scale database and data management system applications and administration.
3.Experience in SQL language and low-level MySQL, Microsoft SQL server and Oracle SQL server administration, e.g. managing databases and users, incremental backup and hot synchronization.
4.Excellent communication skills and enjoy collaborative projects.
Preferred Qualifications:
1.Ph.D. degree in computer science, computer engineering, information science, bioinformatics or a closely related area.
2.Experience in UNIX/LINUX system administration and scripting.
3.Knowledge in technical aspects of enterprise data warehousing, e.g. process automation, heterogeneous data integration, data indexing and information retrieval.
4.A good understanding of biological community data standards, e.g. MIAME, MIAPE, MSI.
5.A good understanding of biology basics, e.g. molecular biology, genetics, genomics and computational biology.
6.A good understanding of knowledge discovery, knowledge management and knowledge sharing concepts and their implementations.
Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online by completing the application and submitting a resume, copy (s) of college transcripts, contact information for three references (excluding relatives), and a cover letter explaining interest in the position and career goals. If applicant does not have the ability to upload the additional documents they can be faxed to (580) 224-6240 (please include position number), but the application should be completed and submitted online. Applications will be accepted until a candidate is hired. Interested applicants should apply immediately.
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.
Human Resources Department
Position Number: PB-S123-525
P.O. Box 2180
Ardmore, OK 73402
Website: http://www.noble.org/
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of their race, color, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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Job Summary
Design and manage the scientific computing infrastructure. Deploy, customize and manage the institute's scientific data warehousing system. Identify, deploy and customize commercial and publically available software. Assist bioinformaticians and software developers.
Essential Functions (95%)
•Work with the Information System department to design, deploy and manage the institute's scientific computing infrastructure, particularly in the software aspect, such as virtual servers, database servers, scientific software packages and software development environments.
•Work with the Scientific System Administrator to deploy, customize and manage the institute's scientific data warehousing system. Immediate work will be to identify scientific researchers' data storage, management and sharing needs, develop strategies to satisfy such needs, and to evaluate and recommend commercial software system for this purpose.
•Identify, deploy and customize commercial and publically available software for compliance with community data standards and data quality control.
•Assist bioinformaticians and software developers in aspects of virtual servers and storage planning and allocation, database construction and administration, SQL query optimization etc.
Non-Essential Functions (5%)
•Other duties as assigned
Organizational Relationships
Reports to: Director of Scientific Computing
Supervises: None
Requirements
Education: M.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, information science, bioinformatics or a closely related area. B.S. applicants with 5+ years of closely related experience will also be considered.
Experience: Experience in large scale database and data management system applications and administration. Experience in SQL language and low-level MySQL, Microsoft SQL server and Oracle SQL server administration, e.g. managing databases and users, incremental backup and hot synchronization.
License/Certification: None
Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
•Excellent communication skills and enjoy collaborative projects.
•Experience in UNIX/LINUX system administration and scripting.
•Knowledge in technical aspects of enterprise data warehousing, e.g. process automation, heterogeneous data integration, data indexing and information retrieval.
•A good understanding of biological community data standards, e.g. MIAME, MIAPE, MSI.
•A good understanding of biology basics, e.g. molecular biology, genetics, genomics and computational biology.
•A good understanding of knowledge discovery, knowledge management and knowledge sharing concepts and their implementations.
Physical and Mental Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The requirements below refer to regular, daily activities.
Physical Requirements
Lifting & Carrying: Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
Pushing & Pulling: Must be able to push and or pull carts with computer equipment of up to 100 lbs.
Body Positions: The job requires physical conditioning to sit for prolonged periods of time. Must be able to walk and stand for short periods of time.
Body Movements: Must be able to bend, stoop and reach.
Hand Use: Will use fingers to make precise coordinated movements when using a computer keyboard.
Senses: Will use vision to read computer screen, reports, instructions, etc.
Hearing: Must be aware of and able to hear noises associated with computer malfunctions.
Vision: Must possess visual acuity for doing complex computer processing and see detail at close range.
Work Environment: Work is regularly performed in an indoor office setting and the noise level is moderately quiet.
Mental Requirements:
Mathematics: Analyze and solve problems; Use math and mathematical reasoning
Language ability: Regularly communicate with others to convey or receive information and express ideas; therefore, they must understand the speech of another person, and speak clearly so others can understand.
Reasoning: Must apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Work requires that employees deal with several abstract and concrete variables and order information into a logical sequence.
Other Requirements:
•Must interact with others in the spirit of teamwork, cooperation and helpfulness.
•Must be able to track several tasks simultaneously, complete tasks promptly.
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