Bioinformatics Manager: Lead Multi-Omics & Mentoring

HKUMed – The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Medical benefits

Professional development

Job summary

HKUMed – The University of Hong Kong is seeking a Bioinformatics Manager (at the rank of Technical Manager) in the Bioinformatics Core of CPOS. The role oversees daily operations, strategic planning, and service development, delivering analyses for high-throughput sequencing and multi-omics projects.

You will supervise and mentor junior staff, develop reproducible pipelines, and provide expert consultation on study design and data interpretation.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biological Sciences or related disciplines.
• At least 10 years' relevant experience including minimum 3 years in a supervisory role.
• Experience in bioinformatics core facilities, service platforms, or academic settings preferred.
• Strong Python, R, Linux/Unix skills and reproducible analysis practices.
• Expertise in genomics, transcriptomics, single-cell, or epigenomics data analysis.
• Excellent communication, proactive, independent, team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Core Manager with daily operations, strategic planning, and service development.
• Lead and deliver bioinformatics analyses for high-throughput sequencing and multi-omics projects.
• Supervise, train, and mentor junior bioinformaticians and research staff.
• Develop, maintain, and optimise reproducible analysis pipelines and workflows.
• Provide expert consultation to researchers on study design, analysis, and data interpretation.
• Coordinate with other CPOS cores to ensure integrated and efficient service delivery.

Skills

Python

R

Linux/Unix

Workflow management

Reproducible research

Genomics

Team leadership

Education

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics

Tools

Nextflow

Snakemake

R

Job description

HKUMed – The University of Hong Kong is seeking a Bioinformatics Manager (at the rank of Technical Manager) in the Bioinformatics Core of CPOS. The role oversees daily operations, strategic planning, and service development, delivering analyses for high-throughput sequencing and multi-omics projects.

You will supervise and mentor junior staff, develop reproducible pipelines, and provide expert consultation on study design and data interpretation.