Data Engineer Position in Genomic Medicine at Rigshospitalet – Hillerød

Job ID: 627059791
Job date: 2018-03-15
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Company : Rigshospitalet 

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Role : Technician 


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Job Description:
Center for Genomic Medicine at Rigshospitalet is hiring a data engineer to join our bioinformatics group, who will develop and maintain the IT infrastructure necessary for the deployment of bioinformatic analyses. The position is a permanent position.

As part of the bioinformatics group, you will be responsible to structure clinical data and apply tools for presentation of results to clinical departments. Accordingly, tasks will range from integrating bioinformatic tools to the automated data analysis workflows, to contributing to high level publications within the field of genomic medicine. We offer a stimulating environment where medical doctors, biologists and bioinformaticians work together to deliver high-quality precision medicine and research. We offer a unique opportunity to work with terrabytes of real clinical data, e.g. we sequence > 1,000 clinical human exomes per year.

Desired Qualifications:

  • MSc or PhD in computer science, bioinformatics, mathematical modelling, or equivalent.
  • 2+ years of professional experience in programming, e.g. Python, R, SQL.
  • Creative and gritty problem solver.
  • Experience with Linux-based operating systems and shell scripting (and with the Hadoop/Spark ecosystem would be desirable).
  • Experience working on a supercomputing infrastructure (we work on Computerome).
  • Proficient in SQL, NoSQL, relational database design and methods for efficiently retrieving data.
  • Experience in interdisciplinary collaborations or bioinformatics services will be an advantage.
  • Experience in the analysis of NGS data with standard bioinformatics tools, e.g. GATK.
  • Experience with statistics and statistical methods, e.g. dimensionality reduction techniques, survival analysis.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Strong team player.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and fluency in English.


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Additional Info:
Center for Genomic Medicine holds a combined high-throughput DNA sequencing and bioinformatics platform that provides a wide-range of genomic analyses, including human whole-genome sequencing, to hospitals in Region Hovedstaden and other parts of Denmark.

The application should comprise the following in a single pdf file:

  • A brief introductory letter outlining how you see yourself as part of the bioinformatics unit
  • A Curriculum Vitae and a full publication list (if applicable)
  • Relevant diplomas
Deadline for application is March 31, 2018.

Salary is according to current agreement with relevant union.

For further information, contact Rasmus Marvig (email: rasmus.lykke.marvig@regionh.dk, phone: +45 3545 9519).

The Centre of Diagnostic Investigation comprises a collection of highly specialized departments: Clinical biochemistry, clinical immunology, clinical microbiology, clinical genetics, pathology, center of genomic medicin, diagnostic radiology, clinical physiology/nuclearmedicine and PET, clinical genetics.

The center has a staff of 1.600 and produces annually 8.5 mill. laboratory analyses and performs 250.000 image diagnostics based on 800.000 contacts with patients and donors.

The core task is high-level research, strong educational environments, customised diagnostics and patient treatment. 26 professors and other researchers provides annually more than 500 scientific articles in international reputable journals.

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