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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.

Job Title: Scientific programmer – docker + django server and website development
Start Date: January 3, 2023
Job End Date: 1-year renewable pending on funding and performance
Salary: commensurate with experience

Are you interested in taking part in international collaborations to improve human health and
well-being using data and information sciences? The Centre for Infectious Disease Genomics
and One Health, led by Dr. William Hsiao and located at Simon Fraser University
(https://cidgoh.ca/), develops innovative solutions spanning the entire knowledge generation
spectrum from data generation, processing, management, analysis, to knowledge
representation and discovery. We combine bioinformatics techniques (sequence analyses and
workflow development) with semantic web technologies (knowledge graphs, ontology, RDF) to
support better One Health-oriented data harmonization and sharing solutions.

Position: Bioinformatician II
Site: MaRS Centre, Toronto
Department: Genome Sequence Informatics
Reports To: Manager, Genome Interpretation
Salary: Commensurate with level of experience
Hours: 35 hours/week
Status: Full-time, Permanent

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is seeking a Bioinformatician for the Clinical Genome Interpretation (CGI) group, part of the Genome Sequence Informatics (GSI) team. The successful candidate will function in an intermediate technical role that requires an individual with proven skills in both biology and computing, and who is dedicated to supporting a multidisciplinary team of scientists, laboratory technicians, and informatics professionals.

The Bioinformatician will provide support for the management and analysis of next-generation sequencing data and the operation of a high-throughput production sequencing data analysis pipelines in OICR’s 5600+ core HPC computing environment.

OICR has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in place that requires proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a medical exemption issued pursuant to the Government of Ontario guidelines. Accordingly, as a condition of employment, 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.