Position title: Bioinformatician - Cancer Research

Employer: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Closing date: 5 April 2023

Brief position description

This position will primarily support the analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data at Peter Mac Research. Prior experience in single-cell data analysis is essential. This position will work and communicate closely with a team of cell biologists and bioinformaticians to address the analytical challenges posed by evolving genomic technologies.

Responsibilities
* Analyse single-cell RNA seq and other next generation sequencing data using best-practice methods and pipelines
Be exposed to cutting-edge research techniques in cancer therapeutics and contribute to solving related bioinformatics problems
* Develop pipelines and support data processing
* Apply computational and statistical methods to answer research questions
* Communicate work progress and results to researchers frequently

Qualifications
* A Master or higher degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Bioinformatics or equivalent, with outstanding academic results in final year subjects
* At least two years of experience in the analysis of next-generation sequencing data for human disease research
* At least one year of experience in single-cell RNA-seq data analysis
* Highly developed R and Python programming skills
* Experience working in a Unix environment and shell scripting
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Strong interests in cancer research
* Proven ability to manage time effectively and be reliable and approachable

Job website: http://www.seek.com.au/job/66338853

Contact name: Jason Li

Contact email: jason.li@petermac.org