Public Health Genomics Bioinformatician

UOM University of Melbourne; Melbourne; Sur place; AUD 111 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

17% superannuation

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

Parental leave and other leave options

Employee discounts and wellbeing

Résumé du poste

The University of Melbourne is seeking a skilled bioinformatics professional to join the Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory. You will apply advanced bioinformatics to national pathogen genomics surveillance through AusTrakka, informing outbreak detection and public health responses.

You will work with partners across government, laboratories and academia. You will design and refine pipelines, analyse genomic data, and represent the team in internal and external forums,

Qualifications

• Hold a postgraduate qualification in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or a closely related discipline.
• Use Python and/or R confidently and work effectively in a UNIX or Linux environment.
• Design, validate and troubleshoot bioinformatics pipelines using standard tools for assembly, gene detection and phylogenetics.

Responsabilités

• Plan, execute and report routine and ad hoc AusTrakka genomic analyses that support surveillance and outbreak investigations.
• Collaborate with genomic epidemiologists and public health partners to interpret findings and communicate clear, actionable reports.
• Design, develop, validate and maintain bioinformatics pipelines and workflows for routine pathogen genomics service delivery.
• Maintain high standards for data management, documentation, turnaround times and audit-ready practice across analyses and pipelines.
• Represent AusTrakka and MDU PHL bioinformatics capabilities in internal and external forums, including meetings and conferences.

Connaissances

Python/R

Genomics

Bioinformatics

Formation

Postgraduate qualification in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology

Outils

UNIX/Linux

Containers

Description du poste

The University of Melbourne is seeking a skilled bioinformatics professional to join the Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory. You will apply advanced bioinformatics to national pathogen genomics surveillance through AusTrakka, informing outbreak detection and public health responses.

You will work with partners across government, laboratories and academia. You will design and refine pipelines, analyse genomic data, and represent the team in internal and external forums,