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Map of Life (MOL) and the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change are seeking a Senior Software Engineer interested in developing new technologies to support effective global biodiversity monitoring, research, education, and decision-making. The Senior Software Engineer would lead and advise a team of existing Software Engineers and work closely with the Managing Director and PI. The successful candidate will assemble and integrate a wide range of knowledge about species distributions and other environmental data working with several existing partners (e.g., NASA, The Field Museum, Google, Esri). Map of Life is built on a scalable web platform geared for large biodiversity and environmental data and provides a range of information and biodiversity indicator products. Map of Life leads the data integration and mapping efforts of the Half-Earth Project which aims to identify and prioritize target areas for global biodiversity conservation.

Responsibilities and tasks will include: Managing and developing responsive web applications using JavaScript frameworks, Python, NodeJS, Go, and PostgreSQL/PostGIS, documenting through GitHub and workflow optimization, working in Unix-based systems, and collaborating on Esri services. Managing and building backend API services in Cloud environments. Managing and building frontend interfaces with frameworks like Angular, React, etc. Providing feedback on code, incorporating user feedback directly into products. Assessing and meeting technical and stakeholder needs. Conducting written and oral presentations of data, interpreting the findings, and providing conclusions and recommendations. Solving problems in an organized and logical manner.

We seek a talented and highly motivated Bioinformatician to join our dynamic, collaborative team focused on high-throughput sequencing (HTS) applications. The ideal candidate will have experience analyzing and interpreting omics data, and is enthusiastic to share their expertise through the core’s consulting and education programs. The candidate will work as part of a team of bioinformaticians to develop and apply bioinformatics workflows to support both standard and custom data analysis for variant calling, transcriptomics, epigenomics and multi-omics projects. This role provides a unique and rewarding opportunity to support and train world-class researchers and to make a profound impact on human health.

About us
The Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core (HBC) is a center for bioinformatics research, services and training at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. We work closely with biomedical scientists across Harvard to implement approaches for analysis, interpretation, visualization, and dissemination of scientific discoveries using high-throughput omics data.

Our multidisciplinary team works with biomedical research groups in the Harvard, MIT and Broad communities, and at local hospitals and industry. We work on a wide range of projects across domains, including but not limited to cancer, stem cell biology, immunology and neurobiology. Our core has a strong educational mission. Members of the core participate in training activities, with the goal to enable experimentalists to analyze their data independently. The HBC emphasizes teamwork and a supportive environment where we learn from each other.

About you
You have a background in biomedical or quantitative science and a strong interest in working with biomedical researchers. You thrive on scientific challenges, and enjoy collaborating with an interdisciplinary team. You can combine your knowledge of biology and computation to communicate effectively with programmers and wet-lab scientists alike. You are an independent learner, are keen to explore and apply new methods, and are motivated to continually expand your skills. You follow best practices for code and data management, have good organization skills, and are capable of simultaneously working on different projects and deadlines. You are experienced with high-throughput sequencing analysis and are comfortable mentoring junior researchers. An interest and/or experience in teaching all of the above-mentioned skills to wet-lab biologists, is a plus.

Position: Bioinformatics Research Associate I
Location: MaRS Centre, Toronto
Department: Computational Biology (Pai Lab)
Reports To: Dr. Shraddha Pai, Principal Investigator I
Salary: Commensurate with level of experience
Hours: 35 hours/week
Job Type: On-site
Status: Full-time, Temporary (2-year contract)

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is seeking an experienced professional to fill the key role of Bioinformatics Research Associate I within the Computational Biology Program.

This position is temporary, full-time for two-years with the possibility of conversion to a permanent position.

The Pai Lab uses cutting-edge computational and experimental genomic techniques to advance precision medicine in cancer. Our goal is to use genomics to match patients with the best treatment options, and to find novel molecular targets for precise therapy. We discover biomarkers by integrating clinical and multi-‘omic data from normal tissues and tumours, with prior knowledge of pathways, gene regulation, disease association, and druggability. We use established software workflows and develop novel algorithms for functional inference, and specialize in systems biology and network-based approaches. Our collaborations are interdisciplinary and include genome scientists, computational biologists, clinicians, and experts in drug discovery, and we are part of the world-class precision genomics community at OICR.

The successful candidate will lead or co-lead genomic analyses in lab projects. They will work closely with graduate students and computational biologists in the lab, as well as collaborators, to develop new statistical methods and software for precision genomics. This is an exciting opportunity to learn about the latest developments in precision genomics and the use of graph-based approaches for data integration, while contributing to new research in cancer genomics, and creating new tools to help scientists and clinicians understand, diagnose, and treat cancer.

New employees who are required to work at OICR offices are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 subject to the duty to accommodate on the basis of protected grounds pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Fully vaccinated is defined as having received all of the required doses of a Health Canada approved vaccine and having received the final dose at least 14 days before your employment start date.

As described above, the requirement to be fully vaccinated is subject to the Ontario Human Rights Code. If the candidate is unable to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for a reason protected by the Code, requests for accommodation from the vaccine policy will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

To learn more about working at OICR, visit our career page.

5 Prime Sciences, Montréal, QC
5primesciences.com
Work remotely, in or near, Montréal, Canada
Full-time

5 Prime Sciences uses insights from human genetics to accelerate drug development and increase return on investment in the life sciences. Using unique datasets and advanced human genetics analyses, as a spin-out from the Richards Lab at McGill University, 5 Prime has been able to grow rapidly and help large pharmaceutical companies, biotech and venture capital companies.

5 Prime Sciences is seeking a Genetic Epidemiologist or Statistical Geneticist to carry out and interpret results from large-scale genetic data analysis, and assist in the development of analytic workflows. The successful candidate will work with a team of bioinformaticians, clinicians and statistical geneticists at 5 Prime Sciences to develop bespoke genetic epidemiology analyses and run existing workflows that identify novel drug targets and validate them, for our partners in the biotechnology industry.

Position: Program Manager, Bioinformatics.ca
Site: MaRS Centre, Toronto
Department: Adaptive Oncology
Reports To: Associate Director, Adaptive Oncology
Salary: Commensurate with level of experience
Hours: 35 hours/week
Status: Full-time, Temporary (2-year contract with renewal option)

Bioinformatics.ca currently hosted at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is seeking a Program Manager to take over leadership and management of Bioinformatics.ca and its Canadian Bioinformatics Workshop (CBW) series. As Canada’s national bioinformatics training initiative, this high-profile position involves engaging with key opinion leaders, stakeholders and expert faculty across Canada and beyond to realize CBW’s mission to accelerate the use of bioinformatics as a tool in health and life sciences through education, networking, and outreach. The role involves community outreach and engagement, as well as representing Bioinformatics.ca internationally to ensure it remains globally competitive. This role will champion the Bioinformatics.ca brand and participate in reimagining what Bioinformatics.ca can become over the coming years.

New employees who may be required to work on-site are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 subject to the duty to accommodate on the basis of protected grounds pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Fully vaccinated is defined as having received all of the required doses of a Health Canada approved vaccine and having received the final dose at least 14 days before your employment start date.

As described above, the requirement to be fully vaccinated is subject to the Ontario Human Rights Code. If the candidate is unable to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for a reason protected by the Code, requests for accommodation from the vaccine policy will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

To learn more about working at OICR, visit our career page.