Clinical Genomics Specialist

Company: IWK Health Centre

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Salary: $49.13 - $61.41 / hour

The Opportunity

The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is seeking a full-time Clinical Genomics Specialist to join the Clinical Genomics Laboratory. The Clinical Genomics Division provides full-service integrated molecular and cytogenetic testing. In collaboration with the Maritime Medical Genetics Service and other clinical partners, the Division ensures timely and clinically-actionable results required for appropriate patient care. The Genomics Lab also fosters positive relationships in education and research. The Clinical Genomics service has built partnerships with many research groups and provides teaching opportunities for Dalhousie University medical school students, residents and fellows, as well as clinical placements for students in Genetic Technology training program.

Hours of Work

75 hours bi-weekly

Your Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Genomics, Genetics or related field.
• Minimum 2 years post-doctoral experience, with developed comprehensive understanding and expertise in navigating multiple public data repositories (ClinVar, NCBI, UCSC, COSMIC, etc.)
• Familiarity with commonly used algorithms for NGS alignment and variant calling for different types of genetic variants (SNV, Indels, CNV, Fusion, etc.)
• Experience developing NGS bioinformatics pipelines/tools; experience in variant pathogenicity classification as correlated with patient clinical findings
• Experience developing content for clinical and research applications utilizing NGS

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

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This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

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