Bioinformatician

**About SickKids**:
Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

**Position Description**:

- The Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (DPLM) at SickKids is a leading, world-class facility working towards reducing the impact of childhood illness by providing diagnostic information that allows for early selection of best treatment options. DPLM is a valuable and integral part of the SickKids team, generating original research and providing timely, specialized diagnostic services for health care providers in Canada and around the world. The department comprises of five divisions: Clinical Biochemistry, Genome Diagnostics, Haematopathology, Microbiology, and Pathology. All DPLM laboratories are accredited by Accreditation Canada Diagnostics.-
**Here's What You'll Get to Do**
- Develop and maintain custom pipelines as well as utilize commercial and open-source software to support ongoing clinical activities with a direct impact on patient care.
- Keep abreast of new and emerging technologies and develop novel ways of analyzing genomic data sets for both clinical care and research opportunities.
- Build, test, and maintain analysis pipelines using both onsite high performance computing clusters and cloud-based solutions.
- With oversight from bioinformaticians and medical/scientific staff, ensure that analysis workflows meet accreditation standards for the accuracy and turnaround times required for clinical diagnostic and surveillance testing.
- Develop standard operating procedures, validation documents and quality control metrics that conform to accreditation requirements.

**Here's What You'll Need**
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (Master's or equivalent experience preferred) in a relevant field such as bioinformatics and/ or computer science.
- Advanced understanding of computer science and bioinformatics including a basic knowledge of biological sciences associated with testing offered by the Hospital of Sick Children (e.g. human genetics, oncology, microbiology, biochemistry).
- Experience analyzing next-generation sequencing technologies (e.g. ONT Nanopore, Illumina, PacBio) and genome-wide data, preferred.
- Demonstrated programming abilities (Python, Perl, CWL, Nextflow, etc.) for pipeline development, familiarity with Unix, high-performance computing as well as cloud-based systems.
- Experience with creating and deploying containers (e.g. Dockers, Singularity) for local and cloud-based pipelines.
- Familiarity with developing, testing and maintenance of local (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB) and cloud-based (e.g. Snowflake, BigQuery) databases.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to prepare and present scientific data in a clear and concise manner.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively with others in a team environment.
- Ability to work independently with demonstrated skills in troubleshooting and problem solving.
- Demonstrated commitment and actions in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion objectives.

**Employment Type**
- Full-time, 12-month contract**Our Commitment to Diversity**:
The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital¿s receipt of all necessary documentation.

**How to Apply