Bioinformatician - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to work with precision medicine in the front line of molecular diagnostics?

We are looking for a bioinformatician to strengthen our bioinformatics team. The position is a unique and exciting opportunity for those who want to work with precision medicine and genomics in advanced research and there is scope to adapt the job based on your competences and areas of interest. We offer a fast-paced environment where you work in close cooperation with experts in both academia and healthcare.

About us

The Clinical Genomics unit is a national research infrastructure at the Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab). Our mission is to contribute to the implementation of precision diagnostics and precision medicine in Sweden. Together with researchers and healthcare providers in Sweden, we perform advanced genomics analyses (large-scale DNA sequencing) and work to develop and implement the advanced tests in healthcare. The aim is to facilitate world-leading research and to ensure that diagnostics in Sweden are at the cutting edge, internationally.

Our team consists of about 40 employees with broad expertise in genomics, bioinformatics, software development, IT and quality assurance. We have a technical infrastructure for advanced and high-capacity genomics analyses. The bioinformatic workflows and tools we develop are open source (https://github.com/Clinical-Genomics/). You will be offered an exciting working environment, with challenging tasks and a high team spirit. We work together to achieve the team's common goals; through advanced genomics analyses, to increase understanding of disease mechanisms and, through healthcare, to contribute to improving people's lives.

Link: http://www.scilifelab.se/facilities/clinical-genomics-stockholm/

Your role

We are looking for those who have a passion for bioinformatics, to work with advanced genomics analyses in the field of precision medicine. It is possible to adapt the job based on your competencies and areas of interest.

The role includes:

• Development of bioinformatic analysis workflows
• Evaluation of new analysis tools
• Participation in analysis of patient samples in several ongoing research and clinical implementation pilot projects
• In collaboration with backend and frontend developers and external partners, development of informatics solutions for clinical interpretation of genomics and transcriptomics data

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with a degree in life science and experience of developing bioinformatic workflows for large-scale DNA sequencing.

Requirements for the position:

• Excellent knowledge of bioinformatics in genomics and NGS
• Excellent programming skills in Python
• Experience of working in Linux environment
• Experience of working with high performance computing
• Good knowledge of English

This role requires a person with a responsible mindset and positive attitude. It is important that you enjoy working in a team and that you can contribute to internal and external collaborations. We will place a strong emphasis on personality.

Meriting experiences:

We would like you to have several of the following experiences, but it is not a requirement:

• PhD in relevant life science subject area
• Experience of clinical bioinformatics
• Experience of working with Nextflow
• Experience of working with version control systems (for example git)
• Experience of working with R
• Experience in delivering structured code
• Experience of working with container technologies (docker, singularity, podman)
• Experience of working in cloud-computing infrastructures (for example Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Experience in database technologies (SQL and noSQL such as mongoDB)

What do we offer?

Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles employees to several benefits such as extended holiday and a generous occupational pension. Employees also have free access to our modern gym and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Solna

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 16/8 2021

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all