Research Projects Officer in Genomics for Population and Environmental Health

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The opportunity

• Apply your genome analytics expertise in cutting-edge health research projects
• Exciting role within a supportive team, with opportunity to work remotely
• Join Australia’s largest eHealth research group (AEHRC) & create real impact!

The Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) is CSIRO’s digital health research unit delivering innovation to the health system. As technology and data volumes surge to improve our understanding of health and life sciences, the medical industry faces unprecedented challenges. Therefore, as Australia’s largest eHealth research group, we are at the forefront of developing pioneering bioinformatics solutions for research and industry.

Our researchers in the ‘Transformational Bioinformatics’ group uses cutting edge cloud-native genomics for health research. Joining this wider group as a Research Projects Officer, you will be key part of our dynamic ‘Genome Insights’ team, that focuses on building novel digital products which leverage new technologies in cloud computing and machine learning. These products deliver translational impact in the fields of precision medicine, environment and agriculture across academic, government and commercial sectors.

In this multi-faceted role, you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders in the areas of both precision population and environmental genomics. You will apply your genome analytics and statistical genetics domain knowledge to evaluate new bioinformatics technology for the annotation and prioritisation of clinically-relevant genomic variants and develop novel research approaches for multi-omic analysis, as well as tackling other emerging issues.

If you enjoy working in a collaborative team and contributing to work that creates real-impact, this exciting role presents a great platform to further enhance your skills and experience, and we would love to hear from you soon!

Applications will be assessed across two capability levels, and the successful candidate will be appointed at the level commensurate with their skills and experience. More details are outlined in the Position Description.

Your duties will include:

• Developing and evaluating innovative concepts, theories, tools, and techniques related to genomic data analysis, genomic variant prioritisation, population and environmental genomics and pharmacogenomics.
• Under supervision, designing, developing and adapting experimental methods and systems, software and/or user experience, requiring high levels of initiative, ingenuity and skills (some of which are outside a single discipline).
• Developing novel techniques to produce enhanced results, providing researchers with new or improved approaches to research or technological problems.
• Addressing problems promptly and in a constructive manner.
• Participating in work which is highly involved because of the unique or unusual features and complications, requiring the creation of original user experiences, the design & development of original technologies, and/or the development of original experimental or observational techniques and insightful interpretation of data.
• Actively contributing to communicating research or technological results in internal and external forums and, where applicable, contributing to and/or generating scientific papers.

Location: Adelaide SA; Brisbane QLD; Canberra ACT; Melbourne VIC; or Sydney NSW

Salary: AU$96K – AU$123K pa + up to 15.4% superannuation (across two capability levels)

Tenure: Specified Term of 3 years; Full-time

Reference: 98609

To be considered you will need:

• Minimum qualification of a Bachelor’s degree, and/or an equivalent combination of qualifications and work experience in a relevant field such as Bioinformatics or Statistical Genetics.
• Demonstrated practical experience with genome analytics and statistical genetics applications in humans or environment, such as GWAS or eQTL.
• Evidence of advanced data analytics and programming capabilities in more than one language relevant for bioinformatics (e.g. Python, Java, C++, Scala, BASH, R, Julia).
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary, regionally dispersed research team, plus the motivation and discipline to carry out autonomous research.
• High level written and oral communication skills with the ability to represent the research team effectively internally and externally, including the presentation of research outcomes at national and international conferences.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake original, creative and innovative research by generating and pursuing novel ideas and solutions to scientific research problems.
• To be considered at the higher classification level, the successful candidate will also need at least 3 years of postgraduate research/work experience.

For full details about this role please review the Position Description.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role, you must be either an:

• Australian or New Zealand Citizen;
• Australian Permanent Resident;
• Australian Temporary Resident, currently residing in Australia, with an existing valid visa and unrestricted work rights for the full duration of the term (at least until May/June 2028) and no requirement for visa sponsorship. Please note this does not include bridging visas or other visas that are dependent upon the approval of future visas.

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible working arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

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How to apply

Please apply online, and provide a CV and a detailed cover letter, responding to each of the selection criteria in detail, that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role. Please attach your selection criteria responses to your cover letter as one document.

Applications close

Thursday, 30 January 2025, 11:00pm AEDT