Reporting to Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, the incumbent will assume the following responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage algorithms and pipelines for analysing next-generation sequencing (NGS) data in the Scientific Branch
• Design protocols for genomic analysis and data management for projects under the theme of “Genomics & Precision Health” of the Hong Kong Genome Project
• Assist genome curators in the Scientific Branch with their daily genomic analytic operations, including optimising and streamlining analytic pipelines for variant interpretation and visualisation for clinical applications
• Perform any other duties assigned by senior officers
  
  
  

Requirements

• A master’s degree or above in genomics, computer science, bioinformatics or related disciplines
• At least 3 years’ experience in analysing whole genome sequencing datasets
• Familiarity with publicly available human genomic resources, e.g. NCBI, Ensembl, ClinVar, UCSC and other open-source resources
• Proficiency in working in Unix/Linux environment; formal training and experience with coding (e.g. Python, Perl, R)
• Familiarity with variant calling from short read datasets, including copy number variant and structural variant
• Experience in the analysis of cancer genomes, single-cell sequencing and long-read sequencing data would be an advantage
• Experience in NGS analytic pipeline management would be an advantage
  
  
  

Office Location:

Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin

Remuneration

Successful candidate will be offered attractive remuneration and be appointed on an initial two-year contract (subject to mutual agreement for contract renewal).

Application

Interested parties should send full resume enclosing current and expected remuneration together with availability to [via CTgoodjobs Apply Now] on or before 27 February 2025 . Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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