When you step into a role, what do you want the purpose of the company you work for to be? How does that align with the individual purpose that motivates your ambition? As the only independent Medical Research institute in Australia focused on childhood cancer, our purpose is to translate and discover (through world class research), new treatments that will cure cancer and reduce the side effects in children and adolescents. We save & change lives. At The Children’s Cancer Institute we believe that a life should be long. Cancer cuts life short for hundreds of children every year, before they’ve even had a chance to make their mark. We aim to not only improve their quality of life, but eradicate the cause of their pain. Choose to be part of a team that will nurture your talent and grow your career, so you too can contribute to this purpose. Together, we can and we will cure all children of cancer. It’s not if. It’s when. As our Junior Bioinformatics Engineer you should be fluent in at least two programming languages such as Python, R or SQL and have experience in any Unix platform. If you join us, you will receive training in workflow languages such as CWL and Nextflow. You will also gain skills in different cloud and HPC platforms, as well as application containerization. This position is suitable for recent graduates or individuals with limited experience, preferably with a basic background in biology. As our Junior Bioinformatics Engineer in our Computational Biology team your purpose will be to: Maintaining production multi-omics analysis, supporting pipeline maintenance and upgrades, and ensuring seamless data integration from clinical databases. Identify opportunities for pipeline improvements and upgrades to enhance data processing efficiency and accuracy. Perform thorough data quality checks at various stages of the processes to identify and rectify any discrepancies, inaccuracies, or data integrity issues Working with the Computational Biology team to deliver pipeline solutions. You role model behaviours that positively reflect the Institute’s Code of Conduct, Research Code of Conduct and all relevant WHS policies and procedures. To succeed you will have… Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics or related degrees Fluency in at least 2 modern data-centric programming languages such as Python, R as well as SQL Experienced in at least one major Linux platform Experienced with databases and APIs Excellent problem-solving skills Ability to troubleshoot data-related issues effectively Excellent communication skills Proven ability to work in a team Attention to detail We will support you to be your best with benefits that include but are not limited to: Access to our ‘FlexBEST’ program – true flexibility from day 1 Focus on employee wellbeing, including a leading EAP program, and up to…
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