Bioinformatician – Bioinformatics Core Facility, Cancer ResearchJob posted: 13/01/2025
Closes: 11/02/2025
Salary Range: $97,770 - $113,262
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) is a Victorian public health service and a world-leading comprehensive cancer centre seeking to excel across all spheres of clinical care, research and education.
We have the largest cancer research enterprise in Australia and provide treatment to about 40,000 people with cancer each year.
We aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground.
YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE Bioinformatician, Bioinformatics Core Facility - Cancer Research Division
The primary responsibility of this role is to support the bioinformatics analysis of cancer research projects in the Bioinformatics Core Facility and will work closely with Professor Ben Hogan in the Program for Organogenesis and Cancer, and other researchers at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
This position is responsible for: Processing and analysing data from Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing projects.Utilising best-practice bioinformatics tools and software to identify and annotate human variants and SNPs.Analysing RNAseq, single-cell RNAseq and methylation data.Applying advanced filtering techniques to VCF files to extract relevant genetic information.Conducting statistical analyses to interpret sequencing data, focusing on cancer risk assessment in large cohort studies.Collaborating with researchers and other bioinformaticians to ensure seamless integration of bioinformatics analysis in broader research projects.This position is: 24-months Fixed-Term, Full-TimeOnsite presence essential at 305 Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000The Bioinformatics Core Facility aims to provide all levels of bioinformatics support to research laboratories within Peter Mac.
The team of bioinformaticians and postdoctoral scientists at the core work alongside laboratory and clinical researchers and contribute to their experimental design, grant applications and the analysis and publication of genomic and transcriptomic data.
The core also develops and maintains software infrastructure required for bioinformatics processing, including pipelines and cloud provision systems.
The successful candidate will have an Honour's or Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Computer Science, or equivalent.
The candidate will have strong computational skills and experience applying them in the analysis of genomic data.
Qualification, experience and skills: BSc with Honours or Masters in an appropriate area of study (such as Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Systems Biology, or Computer Science), or relevant experience working with transcriptomic data.Excellent programming and data analysis skills in R and Python.Experience working in a Unix environment and shell scripting.Experience in bioinformatics and genomics research, such as working with next-generation sequencing data, transcriptomic and single-cell data.Proven interpersonal and collaborative skills in achieving research outcomes.Good verbal and written communication skills.Ability to work constructively within a cross-disciplinary team environment.Excellent attention to detail, ensuring that data analysis, new methods and software implementations are of high quality and accessible to other researchers.Ability to manage time effectively and be reliable and approachable.Willingness to take direction and have progress reviewed where required.Knowledge or basic training in cell and developmental biology or molecular genetics.Experience working with bioinformatics pipelines and analysis methods for genomics data.Experience working with high-performance computing (HPC) systems, or cloud computing.Experience with multi-omics data integration.Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.
Applications Close: 11th February 2025
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WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC Peter Mac offers a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre job application system.
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