Bioinformatician

Ellison Institute of Technology; Town of Oxford; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holiday pay

Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Electric Car Scheme

Job summary

Ellison Institute of Technology in Nova Scotia is seeking a Bioinformatician to advance AI solutions in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. The role requires a strong bioinformatics and software engineering background to design and implement bioinformatics pipelines, transforming large datasets into actionable insights.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD in a related field, with experience in genome analysis and machine learning. The position offers enhanced holiday pay, pension plans, and private medical insurance among other benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in genome assembly, alignment, and genome annotation.
• Hands-on experience analysing genomics and proteomics data.
• Proficiency in building ML models using bioinformatics approaches.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise bioinformatics pipelines.
• Transform large-scale biological data for AI model training.
• Collaborate with scientists and stakeholders on AI solutions.

Skills

Bioinformatics expertise

Software engineering

Machine learning

Python

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

PhD or equivalent experience in Bioinformatics

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Job description

We’re looking for a Bioinformatician who will apply their strong expertise in bioinformatics and software engineering to advance EIT's programmes. You will collaborate with Applied and Research Scientists, Engineers, subject matter experts, users, and leadership to build AI solutions in our endeavor to respond to humanity’s most challenging problems.

Day-to-Day, you might:

• Design, implement, and optimise state-of-the-art bioinformatics pipelines
• Transform and enrich large-scale biological data for training AI models incl. assembly, quality control, phylogeny and annotations
• Design biologically relevant tasks for training ML models and build corresponding evaluation data sets and metrics
• Design protocols for experimental model validation in collaboration with internal and external partners
• Collaborate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and work closely with subject matter experts to incorporate domain expertise and user needs
• Build robust, scalable, and re‑usable pipelines, maintaining high standard of code quality and transparency
• Communicate the design, function, performance, and output of bioinformatics pipelines to internal and external stakeholders

What Makes you a Great Fit

• PhD or equivalent experience in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Microbiology, Genetic Epidemiology, Genomics or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience as a Bioinformatician including proven success in implementing state-of-the-art approaches on real-world problems, e.g., genome assembly, alignment, phylogeny and molecular evolution, genome annotation, and gene enrichment analysis
• Hands‑on experience analysing genomics, (spatial‑)transcriptomics, proteomics data
• Experience working with large datasets and building robust, scalable pipelines to transform them
• Hands‑on experience building Machine learning models using bioinformatics approaches (e.g., k‑mers) and keen interest in Machine Learning
• Proficiency in Python and experience adhering to best‑practice coding practices
• Experience with containerization, relevant workflow management tools and parameter management
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to convey technical concepts to audiences of a variety of backgrounds

It would be Great to also have

• Proven ability to work in fast‑paced, dynamic environments like start-ups (e.g., willingness to take up multiple roles, high degree of autonomy)
• Experience in Machine Learning and tackling challenges in biological and molecular discovery
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms or HPC environments (e.g., Slurm)
• Familiarity with both long‑and short‑read technologies (e.g., ONT, Illumina)

Salary and Benefits

• Enhanced holiday pay
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance
• Hospital Cash Plan
• Therapy Services
• Perk Box
• Electric Car Scheme