The Belgian Institute of Health (Sciensano) provides support for health policy through scientific research, expert opinions and divisional tasks. On the basis of scientific research, we formulate recommendations and solutions for a proactive health policy at the Belgian, European and international levels; assess the status of health (indicators) within a certified quality framework; and develop advanced solutions for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of current and emerging diseases.
The HERA-BE-WGS project aims to enhance Belgian Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) national infrastructures and capacities to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, these national infrastructures will enable preparedness and response capacity, which will contribute to improvement of the timeliness and efficiency of the identification and management of future cross-border outbreaks and pandemics of infectious diseases. Sciensano therefore is currently looking for a junior bioinformatician to aid in building this national infrastructure within Belgium.
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Description de l'emploi
- Contribute to the bioinformatics implementation of Belgian national WGS infrastructure to enable preparedness and response capacity for SARS-CoV-2 and other microbiological pathogens.
- Interact closely with other bioinformaticians from the Bioinformatics Platform, collaborate with engineers from Healthdata.be and other ICT experts to deploy developed and validated solutions on state-of-the-art high-end cloud-based infrastructure.
- Collaborate closely with multiple public health experts in pathogen surveillance, epidemiology, and other relevant domains, within and outside of Sciensano, to ensure the necessary national infrastructure is implemented according to the necessary requirements and specifications.
- Design and develop bioinformatics workflows for the analysis of WGS data from microbiological samples. Tweak, optimize, and validate quality control and performance metrics for the analysis of microbiological genomics data to assure the optimal quality of results. Progressively scale up the national infrastructure to be able to deal with thousands of genomes.
- Follow-up required administrative tasks, and assist in providing scientifically motivated expert advice and opinions to the competent authorities, supporting the implementation of microbiological genomics into public health policy.
- Be capable to realize and manage original scientific research, and communicate research findings in the form of scientific reports, peer-reviewed publications, and presentations at conferences.
Le profil
MSc with a specialization track in bioinformatics or equivalent through experience.
Prior experience with the analysis of genomics data.
High proficiency with scripting languages such as Python.
Strong familiarity with working on the Linux command line.
Good insight of biology and its interplay with genomics.
English language proficiency and proficiency in French and/or Dutch
Generic competences: team player; organizational and communication skills; solution-oriented with analytical problem-solving skills; working independently; quick learner
L'offre
A one-year contract, with options for extension.
A challenging and fascinating project in a fast-evolving domain.
A knowledge-intensive position in a renowned health institute that operates on an international level.
An enthusiastic team of colleagues.
Be paid according to the Belgian government barema SW11.
Advantages: insurances, homeworking, flexible hours in a 38-hour working week, reimbursement of public transport…
Starting date: last quarter of 2023
Contact
Send your application before the 8th of August via our website https://www.sciensano.be.
For more information and/or question about the job description, contact: Jobcenter via jobs@sciensano.be.
