Position title: Bioinformatician – The Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics
Employer: Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Closing date: 31/08/2020
Brief position description: The Garvan Institute of Medical Research brings together world-leading clinicians and basic and translational researchers to break down barriers between traditional scientific disciplines and find solutions to disease. Founded in 1963, Garvan’s mission is to harness all the information encoded in our genome to better diagnose, treat, predict and prevent disease.
Our scientists work across four intersecting research themes: medical genomics, epigenetics, and cellular genomics; diseases of immunity and inflammation; cancer; and diseases of ageing affecting bone, brain and metabolism. And three major Centres: the Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, the Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics, and the Centre for Population Genomics.
The Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics (KCCG), established by the Garvan Institute is an Australian research and sequencing centre delivering genomic information for clinical use. Our vision is to translate medical research into clinical care in Australia and beyond by integrating sequencing, bioinformatics and data management in a cutting-edge Genomics research environment.
The Opportunity
The role will be responsible for consolidating data from across cohorts and incorporate these into the databases/repositories that are accessible to researchers. There is scope within this position to perform genomics and bioinformatics research, publish scientific papers, and to pursue independent funding.
This is a one-year full-time role. We are happy to provide remote on-boarding (inter or intra state) keeping the current pandemic in mind and considering health and safety of our employees as our top priority.
Key Responsibilities
This position will be responsible for helping to provide direction and support in clinical genomics, genome informatics and translational research. This will include:
Seek out genomics datasets from across Garvan and establish a catalogue with clinical information as well as links to genomic data
Develop databases for storage of cohort metadata and interfaces to provide access to researchers
Undertaking and directing translational research with an emphasis on developing biological insights that are relevant to patient outcomes
Occasionally represent KCCG at events, or talks with external stakeholders
And, staying abreast on advances in genomics and next generation sequencing technology in general as well as maintaining knowledge about clinical genomic testing and personalised medicine
About You
In order to be successful in this position, you will demonstrate the following key skills and attributes:
A Bachelor degree in a related area of science or engineering preferably with a couple of years of experience
Demonstrated interest in Biology and/or Clinical Genomes
Excellent problem-solving ability with good communication skills both verbal and written
Project management skills with the ability to work independently and yet amicably in a team environment to meet deadlines
Desirable
A PhD in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology or a related field
Skills in bioinformatics and/or genomics
Experience working with next-generation sequencing data
Software engineering skills: source control management, unit and regression testing, continuous integration
Experience in developing diagnostic assays, and assessing their analytical performance
How to Apply
Australian/NZ citizen, permanent resident or other applicants with full working rights can only apply. All applications must include a cover letter along with your resume with at least two referees. We are reviewing applications as they are received. This position will remain open until end of August 2020. You can visit external career page on Garvan website to refer to other similar roles.
Job website: http://garvan.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/garvan_institute/job/Sydney/Bioinformatician---The-Kinghorn-Centre-for-Clinical-Genomics_PRF5630-1
Contact name: Michelle Earle
Contact email: m.earle@garvan.org.au