Genome Analyst
3 weeks ago
**Job Description**:
**Position**: Genome Analyst
**Dept**: Laboratory Medicine and Genetics
**Posting ID**: 2024-37346**
**Status**: Casual
**Role Level**: AT10.7( $43.36hr-$54.66hr)
**Site**: Credit Valley Hospital
**Hours of work/Shift**: Regular Hours
**Posted**: May 1,2024
**Internal Deadline**: May 8,2024
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Our Mission**:A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community**
Our Values**:Compassion, Excellence, Courage**
Our Goals**:Quality, Access, Sustainability**
Our Enablers**:People, Education, Innovation, Research**
te about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality, and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team
The Regional Genetics program at Trillium Health Partners-Credit Valley (THP) Site consists of both clinical and laboratory genetic services. Specialists include Clinical Geneticists (physicians), Laboratory Cytogenomicists (PhD), Genetic Counselors (MSc) and Technologists (MLT) with subspecialty training in cytogenetic, molecular genetics or both.
The THP Genetics Laboratory is completely integrated and is responsible for constitutional molecular genetics, molecular pathology, cytogenetics and microarray testing of a very broad range of specimen types. In 2023, close to 15,000 genetic specimens were processed and reported by the THP Genetics Laboratory. The laboratory is located in a bright, spacious facility with state-of-the-art equipment.
- Investigate clinical significance of sequence, copy number and structural variants found by microarray, NGS assays and Optical Genome Mapping.
- Search internal datasets as well as published literature, online mutation databases, or other academic resources for information on variants detected in clinical testing.
- Interpret clinical significance of variants using ACMGG or CAP/AMP/ASCO Guidelines.
- Prepare variant assessment summaries.
- Draft clear and concise clinical genetic testing reports.
- Work closely with Laboratory Cytogenomicists to ensure reporting standards are met or exceeded.
**Qualifications**:
- Master’s degree in Medical Genomics (MHSc) OR Master of Science (MSc) in Human Genetics and/or Genetic Counselling.
- MLT certification in Molecular Genetics and/or Cytogenetics is an asset.
- Several years of experience working in a clinical genetics laboratory is preferred.
- Excellent written and oral communication in English.
- Collaborative team player.
- Effective critical thinking, problem solving and organizational skills.
- Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing, based on our values compassion, excellence and courage. To be Better Together, we commit to fostering a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone who provides care, supports caregiving, receives care or visits the hospital._
- In accordance with the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005_ and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation._
- All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act._
- Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act._
