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The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is seeking a Director of Genome Informatics to provide leadership for a team of bioinformaticians, curators, software developers and systems engineers who together develop algorithms, software products and production systems for OICR’s “big data” projects. These projects include the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) data coordinating centre and portal (dcc.icgc.org), the Cancer Genome Collaboratory (cancercollaboratory.org), the NCI Genomic Data Commons (gdc.cancer.gov), and the computational infrastructure for the planned ICGC ARGO project (icgcargo.org). Responsibilities:
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Position: Director, Genome Informatics Site: MaRS Centre, Toronto Department: Genome Informatics Reports To: Head, Adaptive Oncology Salary: Commensurate with level of experience Hours: 35 hours/week Status: Full-time Permanent Launched in December 2005, OICR is an independent institute funded by the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science. For more information about OICR, please visit the website at www.oicr.on.ca. CLOSING DATE: Until Filled OICR is an inclusive employer dedicated to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the Recruiter to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated throughout this process. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially. The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research thanks all applicants. However, only those under consideration will be contacted. Resume Format: If you elect to apply, you will need a text or HTML version of your resume so that you can cut and paste it into the application box provided. Before you submit the completed application, you will be asked to attach one or two files to your application. Please attach your resume as a .doc file.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is seeking a Director of Genome Informatics to provide leadership for a team of bioinformaticians, curators, software developers and systems engineers who together develop algorithms, software products and production systems for OICR’s “big data” projects. These projects include the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) data coordinating centre and portal (dcc.icgc.org), the Cancer Genome Collaboratory (cancercollaboratory.org), the NCI Genomic Data Commons (gdc.cancer.gov), and the computational infrastructure for the planned ICGC ARGO project (icgcargo.org). Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic vision for the development of highly functional and performant systems for managing and analyzing multi-dimensional genomic and clinical data;
- Supervise the adoption and/or development of portable and scalable standards-based technologies on which these systems will be built;
- Oversee operations of the OICR Software Engineering and Web Development teams;
- Lead the design of compelling user interfaces and command-line tools for using these systems;
- Create, distribute and support open source software libraries, applications and tools for use by the cancer informatics and computational biology communities;
- Effectively manage the allocation of human and hardware resources to meet Genome Informatics goals;
- Work collaboratively with members of the OICR Adaptive Oncology initiative to identify and solve informatics challenges that may arise over time;
- Proactively identify unmet needs in the cancer informatics space, and develop strategies for addressing these challenges;
- Represent OICR at cancer informatics and computational biology conferences and similar venues;
- Liaise with external investigators and other stakeholders to develop and execute multi-institutional collaborators.
- PhD in computational biology and/or computer science.
- Have a minimum of ten years experience working in the area of cancer genomics/bioinformatics.
- Have a minimum of three years experience managing integrated teams of software engineers, bioinformaticians and computational biologists.
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Position: Director, Genome Informatics Site: MaRS Centre, Toronto Department: Genome Informatics Reports To: Head, Adaptive Oncology Salary: Commensurate with level of experience Hours: 35 hours/week Status: Full-time Permanent Launched in December 2005, OICR is an independent institute funded by the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science. For more information about OICR, please visit the website at www.oicr.on.ca. CLOSING DATE: Until Filled OICR is an inclusive employer dedicated to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the Recruiter to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated throughout this process. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially. The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research thanks all applicants. However, only those under consideration will be contacted. Resume Format: If you elect to apply, you will need a text or HTML version of your resume so that you can cut and paste it into the application box provided. Before you submit the completed application, you will be asked to attach one or two files to your application. Please attach your resume as a .doc file.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]