Bioinformatics analyst

Position: Analyst, Bioinformatics
Site: Donnelly Centre, Toronto
Department: Banting & Best Department of Medical Research
Reports To: Principal Investigator
Salary: Commensurate with level of experience
Hours: 35 Hrs/week
Status: Permanent Full Time
We are seeking a full time analyst to support the Selective Therapies Program associated with the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the Terry Fox Research Institute to be located at the University of Toronto in the Donnelly Centre. This project involves managing large amounts of sequence and microarray data from functional genetic screens. The candidate will be exposed to multiple data types including shRNA screening data, DNA and RNA sequence from next generation sequencing technologies, and image analysis from diverse internal and external sources. The analyst will be responsible for designing statistical models of significance for experimental results from functional screens related to cancer.
The responsibilities include:
• Development of models for statistical quantification of functional screening results;
• Working within a Unix/Linux environment;
QUALIFICATIONS
• A degree in computer science, mathematics, physics or engineering is required;
• One (2) to three (5) years of related work experience;
• Experience with R, Matlab, and Perl
• Experience in relational databases an asset
• Unix/Linux environment;
• Previous experience in bioinformatics necessary (network analysis, sequence analyses, large-scale datasets).
The Donnelly Centre is a multi-disciplinary institution that houses collaborative researchers focused on research excellence and innovation. For more information about the Donnelly Centre, please visit the website at http://tdccbr.med.utoronto.ca/
For more information about the Selective Therapies Program, please visit the following link http://www.oicr.on.ca/Research/programs/selective/index.htm

The Donnelly Centre thanks all applicants. However, only those under consideration will be contacted. Candidates will be expected to provide their current employer as a reference. Please forward a current curriculum vitae and references to mofjason@gmail.com.