Bioinformatician - Jobs in Toronto, ON

Job Description

About SickKidsDedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.Position DescriptionThe Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto is looking for a talented and motivated Bioinformatics Analyst to work in the field of clinical molecular diagnostics. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team employing modern sequence-based techniques, including genome wide sequencing to better diagnose and treat genetic disease, or to identify and treat infectious diseases. The group is situated in the Division of Genome Diagnostics and works closely and collaboratively with the Division of Microbiology to provide clinical care.This is a unique opportunity to use your informatics skills to impact patient care. The Division of Microbiology at SickKids has been engaged in clinical SARS-CoV-2 viral sequencing and expanding to the development of new sequencing technologies and methods into routine clinical practice within the field of infectious diseases.Genome Diagnostics is the largest CLIA certified laboratory in Canada and is working on a number of clinical initiatives, whose aims include translation of new sequencing technologies into diagnostic testing for human disease and building databases and data sharing capacity to better interpret genomic variation for clinical use.Heres What Youll Get To Do

• Develop and maintain custom software as well as utilize commercial and open source software to help understand clinical genomic data and to support ongoing translational research activities.
• Keep abreast of new and emerging technologies, and suggest new ways of analyzing and integrating very large data sets to better understand the causes of rare disease.
• Work with genome scientists and genetic counsellors to ensure bioinformatic tools are incorporated into the clinical workflow to meet the need for efficient and correct interpretation of genomic data in the diagnostic process.
• Build, test, and maintain analysis pipelines and manage instances using both onsite computing clusters and cloud based solutions
• Develop standard operating procedures, documentation, and validation documents that conform to CAP/CLIA requirements

Heres What Youll Need

• Minimum of a Masters degree, or equivalent experience, in a relevant field such as bioinformatics, mathematics or computer science.
• Advanced understanding of computer science and bioinformatics including a basic understanding of genetics. An understanding of microbial genetics preferred.
• Experience analyzing next-generation sequencing technologies (ONT Nanopore, Illumina etc)
• Demonstrated programming abilities (Python, CWL, Nextflow, Perl etc.)
• Experience with Unix operating systems and high-performance computing (Torque/Moab, Slurm)
• Familiarity with statistical genomics and/or experience with developing, testing and maintenance of databases (MySQL/MongoDB) is an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively with others in a team environment

Employment TypeFull-time permanentOur Commitment to DiversityThe children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team. When requested, SickKids will provide access and inclusion supports to eligible candidates to support their full engagement during the interview and assessment process. Information received related to access or inclusion will be addressed confidentially.Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital’s receipt of all necessary documentation.FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY: As a health care institution, our highest priority is the safety of patients, families and staff. As a result, we are adopting all prevention measures to ensure the safety of our patients, families and our staff. Therefore, any offer of employment is conditional upon you submitting proof that you have been fully vaccinated with a Health Canada or World Health Organization (WHO) approved COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible and no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the effective start date, in addition to satisfying any other condition(s) that may be set out in an offer. If a candidate fails to satisfy this condition (or any other condition(s) set out in an offer), any offer of employment shall be immediately rescinded.How to ApplyTip: Combine your cover letter and resume into ONE document of 20 pages or less as you cannot upload multiple documents as part of your application.If you are still experiencing technical difficulties please email ask.hr@sickkids.ca to send us a short description of the issues you are experiencing. Please note that we will not accept resumes sent to this inbox but we are happy to respond to requests for technical assistance.Quick Apply

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