Senior Bioinformatician (Australian BioCommons) @ University of Sydney

Employer: Sydney Informatics Hub, University of Sydney

Closing date: 28 May 2024

Brief position description: 
The Sydney Informatics Hub (SIH) is looking for a senior bioinformatician to contribute to the Australian BioCommons mission to empower life scientists with digital infrastructure, providing expertise in bioinformatics software engineering, and training. Collaborating with University of Sydney researchers and our external partners, you'll develop open-source tools and services tailored to national priorities like precision medicine and environmental conservation. 

Reporting to the Bioinformatics Group Lead, your key responsibilities will be to:

  • collaborate within cross-functional teams across SIH, Uni of Sydney, and Australian BioCommons

  • utilise expertise in high-performance computing and bioinformatics to design and implement impactful solutions

  • lead bioinformatics analyses, data engineering, and software projects

  • develop and deliver training events for the National Bioinformatics Training Cooperative

  • strengthen team capabilities in software development and translational bioinformatics

  • cultivate an engineering ethos to support bioinformatics initiatives throughout Uni of Sydney