Cancer Genomics Bioinformatician — Researcher (1-Year)

Francesca Micci; Oslo; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 860,000; Full time

Job summary

Oslo University Hospital is offering a one-year research assistant/bioinformatician position in the Section for Cancer Cytogenetics, Department of Pathology. Start date is 01 November 2026, with possible prolongation.

The role focuses on cancer genomics and transcriptomics, developing bioinformatic workflows and applying high-dimensional statistics to clinical data. You will work with sequencing and omics data, collaborate on multiple projects, and contribute to publications.

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold a Norwegian doctoral degree in bioinformatics, biostatistics, statistics, machine learning, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• Experience with R and gene/miRNA expression analysis including differential expression analysis using DESeq2.
• Strong quantitative and computational skills with experience in large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in cancer genomics and transcriptomics.
• Analyze and interpret genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic data.
• Develop bioinformatic workflows for data integration with clinical parameters.
• Contribute to scientific publications and present findings at conferences.

Skills

R programming

Statistical learning

Genomics data analysis

Data integration

Education

Norwegian doctoral degree

Tools

R

DESeq2

High-dimensional stats

Job description

Oslo University Hospital is offering a one-year research assistant/bioinformatician position in the Section for Cancer Cytogenetics, Department of Pathology. Start date is 01 November 2026, with possible prolongation.

The role focuses on cancer genomics and transcriptomics, developing bioinformatic workflows and applying high-dimensional statistics to clinical data. You will work with sequencing and omics data, collaborate on multiple projects, and contribute to publications.