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Bioinformatician (Cancer Science Institute)

Organisation Name: NUS
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Country: Singapore

Job Description:

Job Description

Cancer Science Institute of Singapore's Core Facility -Genome and Data Analytics Core (GeDac) have multiple genomic data scientist/ bioinformatician positions available. CSI GeDachas built a cloud-based (AWS) platform to facilitate the automated processing and analysis of large cancer genomics datasets.

Successful candidates in conjunction with software engineering experts will

  1. Build and optimize various components of this platform; and
  2. Provide on-demand bioinformatics support for CSI/NUS investigators.

Candidates will have opportunities to apply their biological and technical expertise to diverse innovative projects while participating in state-of-the-art ML/AI and big data initiatives (e.g. APIs for scalable cancer genome analytics). Candidates will also have numerous opportunites to expand their skills and networks by collaborating with multiple local and multinational industrial stakeholders. Although candidates are expected to have a variety of bioinformatics skills we are particularly keen to identify experts in RNA-seq single cell RNA-seq and ChIP/ATAC-seq technologies. Overall these positions provide a unique opportunity to work with a large diverse team to drive discoveries in cancer genomics and enhance precision oncology.

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Masters or Ph.D. in genetics genomics bioinformatics computational biology data science or related fields
  • Solid foundation in biology and genomics particularly in cancer
  • Experience processing and analyzing high-throughput sequencing data
  • Appreciable Python and/or R programming skills
  • Familiarity with cluster (including HPC) and/or cloud computing
  • Excellent written and spoken English

Preferences

  • Authorship on scientific publications
  • Software development experience
  • Experience with collaborative software development via github/gitlab.

Posting Date: Jan 08, 2024
Closing Date:
Organisation Website/Careers Page: https://careers.nus.edu.sg/NUS/job/SPECIALTY-RESEARCH-INSTCTRS-Bioinformatician-%28Cancer-Science-Institute%29-Kent/21274444/


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