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

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Our team at the WHO collaborating center at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Division of Neonatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology is interested in understanding the molecular mechanism involved in human fertility and infertility as well as the role of selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) in women’s health and cancer prevention. We, now offer a position for Bioinformatician (level of Biomedical scientist) to support the bioinformatics work in experimental and clinical research projects. Do you want to join our interdisciplinary team and work with us on our common vision to deeply understand and find solutions for infertility and women’s cancers?

Your mission

As part of the experimental study team, you will be supporting the research team in performing bioinformatic analysis using the latest tools. You will have to develop pipelines and algorithms to meet the bioinformatic needs of the research projects in collaboration with researchers. Your work involves analysis of RNAseq data from smartseq 2/ 3 and spatial transcriptomics. You will eventually work with multi-omics. Knowledge of machine learning will be added advantage. 

Your profile

A master’s degree in bioinformatics or allied field with good (minimum 2-3 years) experience in the field of bioinformatics. You should have good knowledge in bioinformatic tools, coding (R or Python), different packages and data resources. If the project demands, you should be able to develop new bioinformatic tools, keen to explore and learn recent advances in the field of omics-data analysis as and when evolves with time. You should be an expert in analyzing data from bulk RNA and single cell seq. Good communication skill in English is needed as you will be interacting with a team of international researchers in experimental and clinical research. A good team spirit to work in an international, multicultural, multidisciplinary working environment is needed.

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

Learn more about the Department of Women's and Children's Health here

Learn more about the research group here

Application

Welcome with your application! 

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. 

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