Clinical Geneticist

Biopark; Henegouwen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group insurance

Company car with fuel card

Annual bonus

Scientific leave days (10 per year)

Leave days (20 statutory + 5 extra)

Job summary

IPG is seeking a Clinical Geneticist to join its Human Genetics Centre in Belgium on a permanent contract, with a strong focus on prenatal genetics. You will be part of a committed multidisciplinary team, with personalized support, continuous training opportunities and an innovative, human-centered working environment.

The role includes prenatal and postnatal genetics activities, weekly MDT meetings, and collaboration with IPG partner hospitals in Wallonia and Brussels.

Qualifications

• Must be a physician specialized in clinical genetics.
• Strong medical and scientific background required.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform prenatal genetics consultations and postnatal genetics activities.
• Participate in an on-call organization from Monday to Friday.
• Engage in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings with IPG partners.
• Contribute to ongoing research projects and institutional initiatives.

Skills

Clinical genetics

Interpersonal skills

Medical knowledge

Education

Master in Genetics

PhD or Doctorate (with thesis)

Job description

Are you a Clinical Geneticist looking to grow in a meaningful professional environment? Join IPG, a reference institute in medical diagnostics, located in the heart of the Gosselies Biopark. You will become part of a committed multidisciplinary team, with personalized support, continuous training opportunities, and an innovative and human-centered working environment.

The Human Genetics Centre of the Institute of Pathology and Genetics is looking for a Clinical Geneticist on a permanent contract, with a strong interest in the prenatal field.

The Human Genetics Center at IPG is one of the eight recognized Human Genetics Centers in Belgium. It currently includes 12 clinical genetics, 5 external consultants (paediatric immunologist, neuropediatrician, neurologist and oncologists), a paramedical team (two psychologists and three social nurses), and a team of 40 scientific experts including five bioinformaticians.

The center is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies such as NGS (Illumina NovaSeq X Plus, NovaSeq 6000, two NextSeq 2000, MiniSeq i100; long-read sequencers from Oxford Nanopore Technologies; two Thermo Fisher Genexus, etc.), cytogenomics (Optical Genome Mapping, conventional cytogenetics, FISH, etc.), qPCR, digital PCR and many others.

Clinical geneticists perform consultations at IPG and in numerous hospitals in Wallonia and Brussels. The Genetics Centre is a key player in genetics in Belgium, with 10,000 consultations per year, 21,000 NIPT tests, 7,000 NGS panels and tens of thousands of other molecular and genomic analyses. IPG offers a dynamic environment with ongoing medical developments, an accredited scientific research institute and numerous institutional projects.

Your medical activities

Prenatal genetics activities include an on-call organization from Monday to Friday, shared among the physicians in the team, covering result validation and communication, management of the direct phone line and emails. Weekly urgent consultation slots are also scheduled.

A multidisciplinary team meeting is organized weekly at IPG. Participation in antenatal diagnostic meetings within IPG partner teams is strongly encouraged and shared among team physicians.

Regular psychological support is provided to assist the prenatal genetics team.

A postnatal genetics activity is also required in parallel, with themes and allocation to be defined according to departmental needs and the candidate’s interests.

Your profile

You are a physician, specialized in clinical genetics, and you hold a Master in Genetics issued by an European University. Training of minimum 4 years full time in Clinical Genetics is mandatory to ensure recognition by the Belgian Board of Genetics.

You demonstrate strong medical, scientific and interpersonal skills enabling effective integration into a large multidisciplinary team.

You hold a category B driving licence.

Our offer

• A dynamic working environment with numerous development opportunities
• Attractive salaried remuneration with salary scale progression
• Double holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus
• Group insurance
• Company car with fuel card
• Additional variable compensation in the form of an annual bonus
• Numerous other fringe benefits
• 20 statutory leave days and 5 additional leave days per year
• 10 scientific leave days per year to attend conferences in Belgium or abroad and further develop your skills

Practical information

Permanent Contract

Full Time

Master after Master or Postgraduate degree, PhD (with thesis) or Doctorate