{"id":1187,"date":"2007-02-06T20:52:37","date_gmt":"2007-02-07T01:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwan.org\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2019-10-26T20:53:10","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T00:53:10","slug":"job-posting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwan.org\/index.php\/2007\/02\/06\/job-posting\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Posting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My company is actually looking for two sorts of people. The first is that hourly type that I mentioned earlier. Yes, I would actually pay a generous wage for that, for the right person. The second is another \u201cprincipal investigator,\u201d kinda like me. Here\u2019s the scoop. If you\u2019re interested in this one, this could be a wild ride for all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>BioTeam Inc. is a Boston-based consulting and software development<br>\ncompany specializing in the applied use of information technology for<br>\nscientific research.<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Seeking experienced self motivated \u201cbiocluster\u201d types with High<br>Performance Computing (HPC) skills to support, improve and design life<br>science research computing environments in commercial, academic and<br>government facilities. The candidate would join our staff as a<br>principal consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not seeking single-area experts. BioTeam principal consultants<br>come from different backgrounds but one common characteristic is that<br>all staffers have significant experience spanning more than one<br>technical discipline. Ideal candidates will be \u201csmart generalists\u201d<br>capable of bridging the gap between science, informatics and<br>information technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Job duties can be tailored to suit the ideal candidate but this is<br>absolutely a \u201ccustomer facing\u201d position requiring strong written and<br>verbal communication skills. BioTeam consultants work directly with<br>clients, individually or as part of a project team. Consultants often<br>write technical reports and project proposals and are expected to be<br>comfortable speaking and presenting to small groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BioTeam employees work from home when not traveling. For this<br>position, some travel will be required (amount negotiable) either to<br>customer sites or to the Boston area for company meetings. Employees<br>must be able to travel internationally or domestically. US Citizenship<br>is a plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of the types of work BioTeam consultants perform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Design new research computing environments for clients<br>\u2013 Translate research requirements into system and IT requirements<br>\u2013 Explain research computing requirements to senior IT staff<br>\u2013 Assist clients with IT hardware selection, evaluation & purchase<br>\u2013 Build, integrate & test new HPC clusters and storage environments<br>\u2013 Scale up existing research computing environments<br>\u2013 Perform benchmarking studies on behalf of clients<br>\u2013 Scientific application integration on HPC \u201cbioclusters\u201d<br>\u2013 Scientific application optimization<br>\u2013 Scientific software development<br>\u2013 Teach end-user researchers how to use Platform LSF or Grid Engine<br>\u2013 Teach IT staff how to manage Platform LSF or Grid Engine<br>\u2013 Design LSF\/SGE queue structures & resource allocation policies<br>\u2013 Integrate new lab instruments into HPC environments & workflows<br>\u2013 HPC cluster support (Apple OS X, Linux, MS Cluster Server)<br>\u2013 End-user support for Grid Engine or LSF usage & troubleshooting<br>\u2013 Custom scripting, data transformation & workflows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partial listing of the type of skill mix we are interested in, the<br>ideal candidate would be strong in a few of these areas and<br>knowledgeable<br>about others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Expertise with Linux, Apple OS X, Solaris operating systems<br>\u2013 Enterprise or large storage systems (NAS, SAN)<br>\u2013 Message Passing Interface (MPI) libraries & interconnects<br>\u2013 Scientific knowledge or experience in the following fields:<br>\u2013 Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, Biomarkers, Proteomics<br>Crystallography, Spectroscopy, Microscopy<br>\u2013 Scripting (Perl, Ruby, Python)<br>\u2013 XML technologies (XSLT, etc.)<br>\u2013 Web authoring & protocols (XHTML, CSS, SOAP, Web Services)<br>\u2013 C, C++, Java software development<br>\u2013 Platform LSF usage & administration<br>\u2013 Grid Engine usage & administration<br>\u2013 ROCKS cluster kit, usage & administration<br>\u2013 Apple server and cluster management tools<br>\u2013 Microsoft Cluster Server<br>\u2013 Project management<br>\u2013 Technical writing<br>\u2013 Comfortable interacting with technical IT and scientific staff<br>\u2013 Comfortable interacting with CSO\/CIO\/CTO senior management staff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benefits of working for the BioTeam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Small, private, profitable company operating since 2002<br>\u2013 Employees (not investors) drive company focus & operation<br>\u2013 Work from home<br>\u2013 Excellent compensation<br>\u2013 Excellent health & dental benefits<br>\u2013 Monthly technology\/operating allowance<br>\u2013 401(k) and Profit Sharing plans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My company is actually looking for two sorts of people. 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