NEXUS Personalized Health Technologies is an ETH Technology Platform created to enable and accelerate the execution of translational research projects by providing key technological resources, tools and collaboration opportunities for the personalized health research community. For our dynamic and international team at the Clinical Bioinformatics Unit in Zurich we are recruiting an experienced Senior Bioinformatics Analyst to commence immediately or by mutual agreement.
Project background
From data to publication - our team enables researchers to access state-of-the-art methods from bioinformatics, statistics, and software development to gain actionable insight into patient-centric diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy. NEXUS collaborates with various academic institutions and hospitals, both national and international. Our projects are typically in a biomedical research setting, ranging from basic NGS analyses to clinical decision support and reporting.
Job description
Your primary focus will be the independent project-specific analysis of diverse high-throughput data sets (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics, or metagenomics).
Furthermore you will be also responsible for:
- the development, testing, and benchmarking of new analysis pipelines, as well as the maintenance and extension of existing workflows
- the discussion of analysis plans with and communication of the results to your collaborators
- support of bioinformatics analysts on the team.
The part-time position is fixed term for one year with the prospect of renewal. We strive for a long-term employment relationship.
Your profile
You are passionate about clinical science and translational research and you have:
- a MSc in bioinformatics or a related field,
- extensive experience in biomedical research projects involving molecular data sets and in high-throughput genomics/transcriptomics data analysis,
- solid programming skills in Python, knowledge of R, as well as experience with HPC and version control,
- demonstrated experience in pipeline design or software development,
- and excellent communication skills in English.
- Familiarity with metagenomics, immunology, and statistics would be a plus.
We are looking for a team player who is open to collaborative work, eager to learn and willing to contribute to an inclusive, high performing environment.
ETH Zurich is one of the world’s leading universities specialising in science and technology. We are renowned for our excellent education, cutting-edge fundamental research and direct transfer of new knowledge into society. Over 30,000 people from more than 120 countries find our university to be a place that promotes independent thinking and an environment that inspires excellence. Located in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, we work together to develop solutions for the global challenges of today and tomorrow.
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Interested?
We look forward to receiving your online application with:
- a cover letter (Please indicate the desired work pensum in your cover letter)
- a CV
- certificates
We exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.
Further information about NEXUS can be found on our website. For further information regarding the position, please contact Dr. Nora Toussaint; toussaint@nexus.ethz.ch (no applications).
For recruitment services the GTC of ETH Zurich apply.
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