Whole Genome Sequence Data Expert to the Danish National Genome Center

Do you want to be part of the Danish National Genome Center and push the limits for Precision Medicine in Denmark? Are you experienced in sequencing and do you have knowledge of all the datatypes that should be captured and saved from such experiments? Are you capable of leading the Danish National Genome Center’s efforts designing the sequencing data capture and storage guidelines required in Precision Medicine?

If you can answer yes, apply for this newly established position as Whole Genome Sequence data expert (WGS data expert) with data acquisition managing responsibility at the Danish National Genome Center in Copenhagen.

About the Danish National Genome Center
The primary task of the Danish National Genome Center is to lay the foundation for the development of better diagnostics and more targeted treatments using whole genome sequencing (WGS). The Center has a national responsibility to develop state of the art infrastructure to enable analysis on big biomedical heterogenous data.

One of the Danish National Genome Center’s main goals is to be at the forefront of new big data solutions in the healthcare domain. The Danish National Genome Center is working with HPC, cloud, network, servers, storage, applications, users, and cross-cutting processes in a Linux software environment.

About the position as WGS data expert
To advance the use of Precision Medicine, using WGS it is essential to accurately and timely capture all information from such experiments which may influence how the generated data is interpreted and used in downstream analysis. Accurate data capture will be highly important in clinical diagnostic, for variant calling, interpretation and treatment strategies. Thus, it is important for the future users of the Danish National Genome Center platform that this information is available.

Your primary tasks will be to work with the bioinformatics database team, and the sequencing teams to ensure that all relevant information from the sequencing is captured and stored in an appropriate format in the NGC databases. Sequencing is a rapidly evolving technology and the data that needs to be captured, and how it shall be interpreted will evolve as well. The WGS data expert has the responsibility to follow this development closely and make sure the appropriate changes are made to the database systems. You will be part of a team of experts in the Precision Medicine field, including both health experts and IT experts that can help you with the databases, and you will also have access to most leading experts of the field. In addition to the above, you will be part of a bioinformatics team that has the main responsibility for the National Genome Database, the National Knowledge Base, and the clinical data analysis pipelines. As a part of the Bioinformatics team, you will also be involved with other tasks of the team.

Professional qualifications
We are looking for an experienced academic candidate with a scientific background in life science.

The ideal candidate has a PhD-degree within life sciences, is an expert in next generation sequencing technologies and has hands on experience with human sequencing data.

We are looking for a candidate who can:

• Design the communication infrastructure for getting genome & metadata into the database in an automated fashion
• Lead the Danish National Genome Center’s efforts for ensuring that all relevant information about sequencing experiments is captured and stored in the appropriate NGC database
• Be a part of a Bioinformatics team and help the team reach its goals and deadlines.

Thrive in a start-up environment and adapt to rapid changes.

Personal qualifications
We are looking for a candidate that is:

• Persistent. You are a diligent, hardworking person who continues to work and take new initiatives in order to reach a goal.
• Structured. You are systematic in your approach; you plan and organize your work effectively with a clear target in sight.
• Network oriented. You are outgoing and understand how to build relationships in close collaboration with specialists, IT architects, project managers and managers.
• Independent but also a team player.

Working at the Danish National Genome Center
The Danish National Genome Center is pushing the boundaries of what is possible through precision medicine, and you can be part of this journey, helping the Danish National Genome Center to sculpture the future of precision medicine in Denmark. The Danish National Genome Center is in a start-up phase, and as such we will have many new and interesting challenges along the way. This environment will provide you with ample opportunity to advance and develop your skills. As the Danish National Genome Center grows, it will also provide new job opportunities and niches.

We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international atmosphere with focus on the patient, research, innovation and clinical advice for the benefit of the surrounding community. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism among our staff, so skills development is an integral part of our organization. We offer a great flexibility in the position.

The Danish National Genome Center is an organization under the Danish Ministry of Health and is located at Ørestads Boulevard 5, 2300 Copenhagen S, together with Statens Serum Institute and the Danish Health Data Authority. The organization is expected to have a core of approx. 100 employees.

Salary and appointment terms
Salary and appointment terms will be based on the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Federation of Professional Associations (AC) (overenskomst for akademikere i staten).

Depending on your academic qualifications and experience there is a possibility of being classified as “special consultant” or “senior consultant” according to appendix 4 (protocol concerning special- and senior consultants) to the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Federation of Professional Associations (AC) (overenskomst for akademikere i staten) .

The position is a full-time position and is available from 1 December 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Please be advised that it is required that you can pass security clearance by the Danish Authorities and maintain the security clearance throughout your employment.

Further information
For further information about the position, you are welcome to contact Chief Bioinformatics Officer Ole Lund (+45 2130 7564) or Special Consultant Birgitte Nilsson (+45 2130 9507).

Application and recruitment process
Click “apply” to send your job application with curriculum vitae and diploma / exam certificates no later than 23 October 2019.

First round of interviews is expected to be held during week 43/2019 and second round of interviews may be held during week 44/2019.

The Danish National Genome Center is a non-smoking work place.

We encourage everyone interested to apply for the position – regardless of age, gender, religion, disabilities or ethnicity.

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