Summary

Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Immunology, Allergy and Retrovirology Service at Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a highly motivated, responsible, and organized individual to join the Immunogenetics Research Program, as a Research Assistant I. The Research Assistant I will be expected to have the ability to expertly assess gene-disease validity and pathogenicity of genetic variants.

The Research Assistant I will have a major role in assisting with project management and execution in accordance with expert resource guidelines, biocuration of gene-disease validity and genetic variants, training of other biocurators, and maintaining research continuity within the Immunogenetics Research Program.
 

Job Duties

• Guideline-based gene-disease association and genetic variant pathogenicity curation.
• Critical evaluation and interpretation of published data.
• Demonstration of expertise with research techniques used to test variant pathogenicity (e.g., expression assays, functional assays, and so forth).
• Presentation of investigative findings and summaries in meetings/conferences.
• Training of new biocurators.
• Preparation of data for submission to repositories and databases.
• Composition of manuscripts for publication.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or a related field.
• Two years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.