Bioinformatics Solutions Lead – Life Sciences Research

University of Sydney; Geelong; On-site; AUD 131,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney invites a Life Sciences Application Specialist to join the Sydney Informatics Hub (SIH) Platforms Team and drive cutting-edge bioinformatics solutions for world‑class life sciences research.

You will collaborate with researchers, ICT and national research infrastructure partners to deliver scalable bioinformatics workflows across HPC, GPU and cloud environments, and help grow the Sydney Research Cloud ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications in bioinformatics, computational biology, life sciences, computer science or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying bioinformatics pipelines and workflows using Nextflow, Snakemake and software containers.
• Strong knowledge of bioinformatics and molecular biology, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics or other large-scale omics datasets.
• Experience supporting and maintaining bioinformatics infrastructure, open-source software tools and large-scale research data environments.
• Strong technical expertise in Linux-based environments, high-performance computing, cloud computing and scripting using Python and shell languages.
• Proven ability to deliver technical projects, engage effectively with researchers and stakeholders, and communicate complex concepts through training and support activities.

Responsibilities

• develop and deliver scalable bioinformatics applications, workflows and services across HPC, GPU and cloud environments that support life sciences research
• partner with researchers to translate scientific objectives into practical, reproducible computational solutions and analysis pipelines
• provide specialist advice on bioinformatics tools, computational biology approaches, data management and research computing resources
• maintain and enhance shared software environments, reference datasets, workflow resources and bioinformatics infrastructure
• design and deliver training, documentation and user support that strengthens researcher capability and promotes best practice
• contribute to the ongoing evolution of the Sydney Research Cloud through service development, technology evaluation and collaboration with internal and external partners

Skills

Nextflow

Snakemake

Python

Linux HPC

Research collaboration

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in bioinformatics or related field

Tools

Docker

Containerization

Job description

The University of Sydney invites a Life Sciences Application Specialist to join the Sydney Informatics Hub (SIH) Platforms Team and drive cutting-edge bioinformatics solutions for world‑class life sciences research.

You will collaborate with researchers, ICT and national research infrastructure partners to deliver scalable bioinformatics workflows across HPC, GPU and cloud environments, and help grow the Sydney Research Cloud ecosystem.