Head of the Medical Bioinformatics platform (m/f/d)

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HEAD OF THE MEDICAL BIOINFORMATICS PLATFORM (M/F/D)

Employer
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Location
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
Salary
German E 14 TV-L
Closing date
20 Apr 2024
Discipline
Clinical, Computing, Life Science
Job Type
Research Assistant
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
Professional certification
Sector
Academia
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The Medical Faculty, together with the Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology at Kiel University, are in the process of establishing a core facility for medical bioinformatics services. This new resource will complement existing local infrastructures, such as a national NGS core facility (“CCGA”), the biobank “Popgen”, as well as the recently launched clinical data integration centre “MeDIC”. A primary goal of the platform will be the implementation of best-practice workflows for a range of bioinformatic applications, development of compute and data management infrastructures for clinical “omics” data, as well as providing data analysis support/training to interested researchers in Kiel and elsewhere.
The position will be hosted at the Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology (IKMB), which operates one of the four national German DFG-funded sequencing centres and is embedded in multiple high-profile research efforts, including the two DFG Excellence Clusters “Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation (PMI) and ROOTS. Through this stimulating working environment, the candidate will have an opportunity to interact with colleagues both nationally (e.g., through our membership in the German Network for Bioinformatics, de.NBI) and internationally, working on diverse bioinformatic challenges, including clinical diagnostics, genome-wide associations studies, and complex data integration, and related software/infrastructure, to further improve her/his professional profile in these areas.
Start in our team:
We are looking for professional and competent support to start as soon as possible, limited to 3 years with the prospect of prolongation.

Your role/tasks:

• We are thus looking for a motivated bioinformatician to join our new team to lead and develop this platform into an integral part of the medical research landscape in Kiel.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and implementation of bioinformatic pipelines and tools on local high-performance computing systems, as well as supporting research groups with their analytical needs.
• In addition, the applicant will work with related infrastructures to establish a campus-wide concept for the standardization and management of omics data.

Your profile:

Essential prerequisites for this position are:

• A strong command of one or several programming languages (Python, Ruby, Perl etc.).
• A proficiency in working with virtual software environments (e.g., conda, bioconda), containerization (e.g., biocontainers, singularity) and scientific workflow systems (e.g. nextflow, snakemake).
• Good knowledge of OMICs data and tools for data analysis and integration.
• Additional skills in the use and development of database applications, web applications, machine learning techniques and data management will be beneficial.
• Good knowledge of the English language, both written and orally, is expected.

We offer:

• The salary will be based on the German E 14 TV-L scale if terms and conditions under collective bargaining law are fulfilled.
• Full-time employment, currently 38.5 hours/week. Part-time employment may be compatible within the Framework of certain working time models.
• Many employee discounts on various online platforms and with various companies.
• University sports and fitness at a company rate as a balance to work.
• We provide top research conditions at the interface of medicine, science and technology and maintain research co-operations with universities all over the world.

The UKSH has been certified as a family-friendly institution and is committed to further improving the compatibility of work and family life. We support the employment of disabled persons. Persons with disabilities will, with appropriate qualifications and aptitudes, be employed preferentially. The UKSH has set the goal to reach professional equality between men and women. The University aims to increase the number of women among the faculty staff and therefore explicitly encourages the application of female scientists.
Additional information:
Please submit your application until 13th March 2024, indicating the reference number 22931.
Location: 24105 Kiel
Reference number: 22931

• We are thus looking for a motivated bioinformatician to join our new team to lead and develop this platform into an integral part of the medical research landscape in Kiel.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and implementation of bioinformatic pipelines and tools on local high-performance computing systems, as well as supporting research groups with their analytical needs.
• In addition, the applicant will work with related infrastructures to establish a campus-wide concept for the standardization and management of omics data