Working title:

Information Processing Consultant - CESG

Official title:

SR INFORM PROC CONSLT(S44BN) or INFORM PROCESS CONSLT(S44DN) or ASSOC INF PROC CONSLT(S44FN)

Degree and area of specialization:

B.S. in biochemistry, engineering, computer sciences, or life sciences. Advanced degree preferred.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

At least 3 years of laboratory experience in biochemistry, molecular biology, structural biology or related field, including experience in the use of scientific software and laboratory instrumentation. Preference will be given to persons with a background in developing laboratory protocols and / or scientific software. Excellent spoken and written communication skills are required. Previous technical writing experience preferred. Experience in an automated, data-rich environment will be preferred, although this is not a requirement.

Principal duties:

This position is a part of the Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics (CESG), a structural biology project focused on technology development for production of proteins of bioinformatic and biomedical interest from eukaryotic genomes and the determination of their three-dimensional structures by X-ray crystallography or NMR spectroscopy. The position will focus on the deployment and customization of the Sesame laboratory information management system (LIMS) within CESG, and will report to the CESG director. The position will be responsible for gathering user requirements and developing new protocols and revising old protocols such that they capture information needed for the creation of internal reports and external data depositions and for conducting queries needed to assess success rates and costs of protocols and combinations of protocols. The position will work with all members of the project to assure that data in Sesame is internally consistent and accurate. In cases where data remediation is advisable, the position will be responsible for carrying out this remediation in collaboration with director of the Sesame team and other CESG staff members. The position will be responsible for Sesame LIMS operational support, including the development of technical documentation, user training manuals, and standard operating procedures. In addition to the above, the successful candidate will be responsible for working with the CESG staff to determine needs for new Sesame features and capabilities and their priorities and to communicate these to the Sesame developers. In the case of new Sesame capabilities about to be released, the position will be responsible for evaluating these and for developing training materials and documentation to train users how the new features can be used in the laboratory or in managing the CESG project. The position will be responsible for providing formal and informal training in the various facets of the Sesame LIMS. This will require a thorough understanding of the CESG process and workflow. The position will attend all regular CESG meetings and serve as an interface between all areas of the project, including executive committee, computing core, Bioinformatics and the Sesame developers. The position will assist in achieving the goal of publishing journal articles and eventually a monograph on the Sesame LIMS.

For more information about the Sesame project go to http://www.uwstructuralgenomics.org/sesame.htm

For more information about CESG go to http://www.uwstructuralgenomics.org/

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION

Application must be received by: FEBRUARY 21, 2008

HOW TO APPLY:

Unless another application procedure has been specified above, please send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #58307 to