Bioinformatics Analyst

Company Description

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

www.uhn.ca

Job Description

Union: Non-Union
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Laboratory Medicine Program, Genome Diagnostics
Work Model: On-Site
Reports to: Senior Manager, Advanced Diagnostics
Job Grade: N0:06
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: $34.32 - $42.90 per hour
Shifts: Days
Status: Permanent Full Time
Closing Date: February 28, 2025

Position Summary
Join UHN's Laboratory Medicine Program, Canada's largest hospital diagnostic lab and a global leader in academic labs. With over 30 million tests per year and 1,300 outpatients served daily, we are at the forefront of pathology and clinical testing. Embrace innovation and contribute to ground-breaking research, education, and exemplary service. Join our dynamic team of 700 dedicated staff and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of laboratory medicine.

Duties

• Providing expertise to process large genomics and biomedical data sets; familiarity with NGS data analysis
• Providing expertise in data storage, data sharing and data organization; working with the clinical laboratory staff to develop workflows in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
• Developing and maintaining databases/graphic user interfaces (GUI) key to laboratory functions; adhering to hospital and departmental mission and value statements while maintaining patient confidentiality
• Processing and analysis of clinical next-generation sequence data sets including both DNA and RNA analysis
• Developing and maintaining existing clinical pipelines and identifying and testing new tools and methods for NGS data analysis
• Further supporting the clinical laboratory through providing reports, result analysis, methods and code development and proper documentation
• Provide recommendations for novel or improved approaches for data analysis and interpretation; provide recommendations for corrective actions for existing data analysis workflows

Applicants are invited to include examples of their code (e.g. github, gitlab, bitbucket, etc.).

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science (BSc) in Computer Science, Bioinformatics or Biology required, with Masters of Science, preferred
• Knowledge of bioinformatics, with an emphasis on genome sequence analysis and gene annotation. Background in biology, genetics, and statistics
• Experience with bioinformatics resources, databases, tools and common standard formats
• Experience developing and implementing pipelines for the processing of large genomics and biomedical data sets
• Proficiency in Linux, version control (git) and writing scripts in python and R is essential
• Experience with full-stack development, databases, frameworks, and APIs
• Effective oral and written communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with HPC environments and how to run applications in HPC clusters is highly desirable
• Experience with Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) system development and implementation, an asset

Additional Information

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.