Bioinformatician (Master’s level)

at  Genevia Technologies

We’re looking for an Early-Stage Bioinformatician to join our production team for an EU-funded Marie Curie ITN project. The project is fixed-term and lasts for 36 months. If you have passion for implementing and applying next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis pipelines, this could be the perfect opportunity to enhance your expertise with not just them, but also with cutting-edge bioinformatics tools. We strive to foster the development of your skills and your professional growth to the direction of your choosing!

(Non-negotiable) Eligibility criteria:

• You must have completed a Master’s degree in Bioinformatics or related field
• The Master’s degree must have been awarded within the last 4 years
• You must not have a PhD
• You must not have a recent residency in Finland (maximum of 12 months within the last 3 years)
• Work must be performed in Tampere, Finland
• Proficient written and spoken English

What are the key responsibilities:

• Developing, testing and documenting NGS analysis pipelines
• Analysis of NGS data
• Participation in the EU project meetings

What are we looking for:

• Proficiency in Bash, Python and R
• Familiarity with HPC environment, e.g. Slurm, version control
• Experience with NGS data analysis and handling omics data types (eg. RNA-seq, DNA-seq)
• Experience in preparing scientific publications is seen as an advantage
• Experience from developing web apps is seen as an advantage

What’s in it for you:

• Learning bioinformatics technologies, commercial research and development processes
• Opportunity to advance your career by working closely with senior bioinformatics professionals
• Involvement in impactful research projects that contribute to the advancement of bioinformatics and life sciences
• A fixed-term project that lasts for 36 months
• Competitive salary according to the EU funding scheme for Early-Stage Researchers (ESR)

We’re looking forward to hearing from you! If you don’t have questions at this point, please submit your application latest on 30th October 2024. However, we encourage you to apply sooner rather than later, because we will start reviewing applications already during the application period and we’re looking to fill the position as soon as we find a mutual match. Please note that we can only assess applications through our recruitment software, so don’t apply by sending an email.

WHAT IS THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS?

• Your first point of contact will be Genevia’s Head of Talent Acquisition Arttu, and he will also keep you up to date about the recruitment process. If you have any questions, you can contact him at arttu.haapalainen@geneviatechnologies.com
• The first discussion is more general, focusing on us getting to know each other. We will want to hear more about your motivation and expectations in order to decide if we are a mutual match.
• The second discussion will be with our Chief Research Officer, Maria Liivrand, who you’ll also be reporting to. The second discussion will be more technical and it’ll aim at assessing the level and type of bioinformatics expertise you have.
• If you and we both think that we could be a mutual match, the third stage consists of going through the contractual details and making a job offer.
  We’re happy to welcome you to Genevia Technologies - we are looking forward to working with you

• Developing, testing and documenting NGS analysis pipelines
• Analysis of NGS data
• Participation in the EU project meeting