IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy, is looking for a Bioinformatician to join the Center for Omics Sciences.
Description:
The ongoing collaboration between the Center for Omics Sciences (COSR) and a well-established pharmaceutical company has generated several pilot projects, with specific clinical needs, involving different units of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele. This partnership has the objective the development of a platform for single-cell analysis, extracted from human liquid or solid biopsies, taking advantage of new, advanced technologies, e.g. microfluidic devices, innovative automatic image-based sorting and cutting-edge NGS instruments. The downstream genome sequencing of these single cells can provide specific information about patients, within the framework of high precision and personalized medicine.
The different projects included by this initiative are coordinated by the COSR in an integrated framework, involving a team of experts in cellular, molecular and computational biology. The involvement of different medical areas with different clinical needs and the common goal of an innovative single cell analysis create a truly multidisciplinary environment, where the new recruit will be working. Moreover, the team is based in a very dynamic, multidisciplinary and internationally renowned research hospital, benefiting from daily close interactions with one of the largest and most active multi-omics centers in Italy.
The bioinformatician will be embedded in an established team coordinating the analysis of next-generation sequencing data produced within this project, possibly developing novel strategies and methods. He/she will interact closely with the bioinformatic cores of the COSR, which is one of the largest in Italy (about 20 scientist).
Main activities:
- analysis of bulk and single-cell next-generation sequencing data (whole genome, transcriptome);
- strong interaction with the team,the Center for Omics Sciences and the clinicians involved in the project;
- proactive participation to scientific discussions;
- internal scientific support for technological R&D and scientific data production;
- production of scientific reports and research papers.
Who we are looking for:
The ideal candidate is a strongly motivated bioinformatician with previous experience in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data analysis. A biological background, expertise in human genome mutational analysis, next-generation sequencing single-cell data, and experience with machine learning algorithms will be considered a plus. The ideal candidate should demonstrate critical thinking and keep abreast with relevant literature.
Work details:
- Type of contract: collaboration;
- Duration: 1 year-renewable;
- Place of work: Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina, 60 - Milano.