Research Associate (Bioinformatician), Paediatrics & Child Health -MC

Introduction

The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has ten community-based field sites across Pakistan (including four in Karachi) and focuses on research for betterment of women and child health. The Department has a Nutritional Research Laboratory as well as an Infectious Disease Research Laboratory that cater to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit both at the national and international level.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

• develop and run sequence analysis pipelines for NGS data as per the need for research projects; human and pathogensequence data
• curate a list of software, reference datasets, and bioinformatics pipeline that can be beneficial for the end-user,
• produce written documentation of algorithms, validations, QC/SOPs, and other processes related to pipeline updatesand procedures as required
• write manuscripts and involve in the development of research output, training, and knowledge exchange
• assist faculty members in conducting, managing, and planning research projects by determining theoretical aspects of theproblem and suggest appropriate analytical methods
• present results of bioinformatics software testing internally and externally
• perform literature searches, testing, and validation of new data analysis software related to bioinformatics pipelines.

Requirements

You should have:

• preferably MS in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, or equivalent in a related field
• 1 to 2 years of experience
• sensitivity to cultural differences
• ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively
• ability to work in team setting
• good communication and interpersonal skills
• resilience and ability to cope with work pressure
• excellent communication and organization skills, and ability to efficiently manage time and workflow,including skilfully prioritizing both long-term projects and day-to-day responsibilities
• ability for critical thinking and independent learning
• knowledge and experience using scientific tools, technologies and online resources.