Bioinformatician

UZ Brussel: Strong together in healthcare, innovation and science

Become our new bioinformatician

UZ Brussel is a leading university hospital located in the heart of our capital city. We are a forward-thinking hospital where innovation, research, and patien-centered care go hand in hand. Every day, nearly 5000 emplyees are committed to fulfilling our mission: providing care that excels not only in quality, but also in humanity.

Brussels Interuniversity Genomics High Throughput core (BRIGHTcore) is the joint interuniversity genomics platform of the three universities and their connected university hospitals in Brussels. At BRIGHTcore, we collaborate with academic and clinical partners to develop custom, state-of-the-art genomics assays and diagnostic pipelines across both wet lab and bioinformatics domains (https://www.brightcore.be/).

The current bioinformatics team consists of five bioinformaticians with a variety of backgrounds. We mainly work in a local Belac-accredited unix cluster environment.  Together with our wetlab application specialists we support a diverse range of university and hospital departments, with a focus on genetics, oncology, fertility, immune mediated diseases and microbiology. 

To expand its expertise BRIGHTcore is looking for an enthusiastic (gen)omics bioinformatician. 

Why Join US?

• Apply software development and data science directly to clinical diagnostics and biomedical research that improves patient outcomes.
• Work in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment at the intersection of academic research and clinical application.

What the role entails

• Development of new analyses pipelines, continuous development/implementation of new features in existing pipelines 
• Validation of code/pipeline/tools within our accredited diagnostic environment (ISO17025 and ISO 15189)
• Initiating and maintaining contacts with internal and external partners to analyze and realize their bioinformatics needs 
• Manage your own projects, communicate with all stakeholders, regularly present your progress 
• Possibility to initiate and support novel health care related bioinformatics research. 
• Possibility to supervise PhD and master students as well as researchers  

What are we looking for

• You have a PhD in a relevant field or at least 4 years of equivalent work experience in the field of bioinformatics 
• You have demonstrable experience with the data analysis of at least one omics technology (genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, ...) 
• You have experience with at least one of the following languages: R or Python
• You have experience with workflow management and containerization tools
• You are used to work in a UNIX environment and familiar with bash 
• If you have the following skills, it would be a plus: 
  • relational databases
  • analysis of long read sequencing data 
  • structural and copy-number variant detection in genome and exome data 
  • Experience with system administration

About you

• Proactive, self-motivated, and eager to master new technologies.
• Rigorous attention to detail and strong commitment to diagnostic quality control.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical thinking.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Ability to see and support the bigger picture, understanding how your work contributes to the overall goals and success of the organization. 

What we offer

• Contract: a full-time permanent contract
• Recognition and growth: We value your commitment. We invest in your personal and professional development and offer opportunities for career development.
• Competitive remuneration in line with the IFIC salary scale: Including recognition of relevant years of experience.
• Additional benefits:
  • hospitalisation insurance
  • pension plan
  • commuting allowance (car/motorcycle allowance, full reimbursement of public transport costs for NMBS, De Lijn and MIVB, bicycle allowance, or the option of bicycle leasing).
  • Discounts in our staff restaurant and access to employee benefits through beneftis at work
  • end-of-year bonus
  • 27 days of annual leave
  • discounted annual memberschip at basic-fit to support your pshysical and mental well-being
  • possibility of holiday childcare for children aged 2,5 to 12 years and access to the on-campus childcare centre, subject to availability
  • remote work flexibility

Interested?

Don't hesitate and apply now via the link below.

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