POSITION TITLE: TRAIL Research Bioinformatician - Genomics

EMPLOYER: The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

CLOSING DATE: 11/08/2023 - 11:59 PM

BRIEF POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time up to 31/08/2027
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 2
Remuneration: 102640 - 121739 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ420864

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN) is seeking a Bioinformatician or Computational Biologist to join the Clinical Team fulltime at Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. The ideal candidate has practical experience in bioinformatics as well as statistics and advanced programming abilities. 

This role will join a high-performing team, embedded across NSW Health Pathology (NSWHP) and SCHN. This role will also enable close collaboration with the CSIRO, and Australian Genomics initiatives in Queensland, Victoria, NSW and South Australia.

** Background ** 
In 2022 the Australian Government committed to increase equity of access and consistency and expand the number of conditions screened through existing newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) programs. In Australia, these programs are managed and delivered along jurisdictional lines by State Health Departments under a federated health model.

Equally in 2022, the Genomics Health Futures Mission (GHFM) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) awarded more than AUD$15 million to support 5 research programs, which are exploring the application of first-tier and second-tier genomic NBS as well as health economic, ethics and equity considerations. 

The Newborn GEN SEQ TRAIL (aka the TRAIL study) is one of these 5 studies, looking to implement genomic NBS in NSW, led by Clinical Professor Bruce Bennetts.

** The Role ** 
The successful candidate will play a significant role in delivering new and existing projects in collaboration with NSWHP ICT and local clinical laboratory services. Reporting to the Senior Bioinformatician, this position is responsible for the efficient and effective delivery of defined project outcomes within agreed timeframes, budgets, quality, and resources.

Specific contributions will include the MRFF funded NEWBORN GEN SEQ TRAIL study. This role will support the development of a bioinformatics pipeline associated with the potential of offering genomic Newborn Bloodspot Screening (NBS) to parents of newborn babies across NSW. 

Please visit https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/trail-research-bioinformatician-genomics-419204 for more details and see https://ocxz.cit.health.nsw.gov.au/excluded-apps/XXRecRequisitionPD-context-root/faces/XXRecRequisitionPDPG?xxJobId=REQ420864 for the position description.

JOB WEBSITE: http://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/trail-research-bioinformatician-genomics-419204

CONTACT NAME: Eva Chan

CONTACT EMAIL: eva.chan@health.nsw.gov.au