• 2-year Full Time Contract
• Attractive Salary $79,920 - $97,330 (commensurate to experience) + Super
• Salary Packaging Benefits
• Flexible Working Options
• Amazing opportunity to support bioinformatic activities in the Heart groups!

Who We Are

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)

At MCRI we share a powerful vision; to re-imagine the future of child health. We are the home to many life-changing scientific discoveries. We believe that no question is too impossible to try and answer. We are renowned for our cutting edge focus on early interventions, improved diagnosis, prevention and development of potential cures. Our success is founded on a philosophy of collaboration through a multi-disciplinary approach to solving the toughest questions in child health. MCRI is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity, equity and respect that celebrates and values the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our people. We strive to foster a positive working environment that is underpinned by equal opportunity for all and consideration for the diverse voices of staff, students and the communities we serve. MCRI is a proud member of the Australian Network on Disability and is a committed subscriber to Science Australia Gender Equity and its principles.

The Opportunity at MCRI:

We are seeking an analytical and passionate Research Assistant to support the bioinformatics activities of the Heart Development and Heart Regeneration groups at MCRI.

In this role you be involved in setting up, maintaining, and updating bioinformatics pipelines for the use of the Group members and collaborators under the guidance of the Transcriptomics and Bioinformatics group. You will also focus on performing analysis pertaining to genomics, transcriptomics (bulk and single-cells), proteomics datasets, establish custom-pipelines for data mining and multi-omics integration and dedicated online resources for the laboratory to assist Group members.

Our ideal candidate will have a passion for working in the research sector with the desire to work in bioinformatics. You will possess exceptional communication skills and be confident in communicating bioinformatics concepts and results to biologists and other stakeholders. This role will be suited to someone with a background in bioinformatics, computer or data science or engineering. This is an amazing opportunity for someone with a few years’ experience to take the next step in their career!

Your Responsibilities will include

• Managing the laboratory -omics datasets
• Generates, sets up and maintains new or existing bioinformatics pipelines and resources for the use of the Group members
• Liaises with IT and other Bioinformatics groups regarding infrastructure requirements
• Provides assistance in analysing data for Group members and collaborators and presents at conferences
• Participates and engages in the Heart Development, Heart Regeneration and Transcriptomics & Bioinformatics Group activities (eg: laboratory meetings, scientific retreats, laboratory duties)

About You:

• Degree/Honours/Masters qualification in Bioinformatics, or related discipline
• Experience in analysing, integrating and visualising next-generation sequencing datasets, in particular RNA-sequencing (bulk and single cell, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq)
• Proficiency in R, Python, High Performance Computing, generation of web resources and data visualisation
• Excellent time management, organisational and analytical problem-solving skills

How to Apply! You are invited to apply online via the MCRI Careers Portal.

Applicants should submit:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Responses to selection criteria via the position description

For more information, please refer to the position description. Any specific questions related to this position should be directed to Prof Enzo Porrello at [email protected] using the subject line: Research Assistant (Bioinformatics) enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We welcome all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, abilities, religions and sexual orientations in our workplace and encourage talented people of any identity to apply to our vacancies. We will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace, please contact the People Leader listed above if this is needed.

All applicants, please be aware that in line with the Victorian Chief Health Officer’s Directions, all MCRI and VCGS workers must be fully vaccinated, unless a medical exception applies. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government COVID-19 Digital Immunisation Certificate/s or evidence of medical exception or evidence of vaccination booking as part of our pre-employment requirements.

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

A position description is attached.