Data Science Manager - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Laboratory Medicine consists of 7 divisions and is active in many areas of Laboratory Medicine. The department is involved in advanced basic scientific, clinical and
epidemiological research. The department is one of the largest departments of education at Karolinska Institutet.

We are now seeking a Data Science Manager to join the research group of Professor Joakim Dillner at the Division of Pathology. The successful applicant will join a research team focusing on eScience and cancer prevention research. Within a center for cervical cancer prevention, the group conducts basic and translational studies of human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV-based prevention and holds the international HPV reference laboratory where we sequence, document, and store all new Papillomaviruses.

The group is involved in national and international projects on exposome research and cervical cancer prevention and maintains a high profile in disseminating research findings and working with health authorities to monitor and evaluate prevention efforts.

Your mission

To coordinate and to be responsible for metagenomic sequencing and bioinformatic analyses to produce machine learning algorithms, including the databases, next generation sequencing, bioinformatics, and IT architecture.

Project duties include:

- Project coordination of exposome studies, in collaboration with internal and external core facilities and European partners.

- Plan, execute, and evaluate projects involving metagenomic sequencing and analysis for implementing machine learning algorithms.

- Coordinate sequencing of DNA/RNA specimens and establish bioinformatic pipelines for metagenomic analysis.

- Implement and execute data processing workflows and automated analytic pipelines.

- Present and discuss research at national and international meetings and conferences.

- Support the work of other members of the group, where appropriate.

Your profile

You are qualified to apply if you hold a MSc in Biotechnology, a PhD in biotechnology or molecular biology and have Postdoc experience within the field of virology, in particular Human Papilloma viruses. 

Additionally, you will need:

• Thorough understanding and broad experience of Next Generation Sequencing, from project design through to data analysis.
• Hands-on experience in laboratory procedures (nucleic acid extraction and purification, library preparation, sequencing, rt-PCR, cloning) and in bioinformatic analysis for DNA and RNA metagenomics (quality check, alignment, assembly, chimera checking, gene expression, variant calling) and cell culturing.
• Experience with novel, cutting edge technologies and protocols.
• Experienced in writing, submitting, and editing scientific papers, documented by multiple published papers in international peer-reviewed journals.
• Experience using Linux based operating systems and programming in Python
• Experience in parallel data processing in HopsWorks
• Fluency in written- and spoken English and basic knowledge of Swedish

When assessing applications, we will look specifically for the following merits and qualifications:

• Strong strategic and problem-solving analytical ability.
• Ability to see the big picture.
• Ability to work well independently as well as to lead and co-operate with other people. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Organizational and time-management skills.
  
  It is desired that the candidate will have an interest in travelling and representing the Research Group.

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: Flemingsberg

Read more about the Department of Laboratory medicine

Read more about the Division of Pathology

Read more about the research group

Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish.
An application must contain the following documents: Resumé, qualifications and description of planned research, presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's qualifications portfolio.

Welcome to apply at the latest 2022-03-15

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.  

Permanent position are initiated by a six months trial period.

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