Job Description
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.
Job Details
- Job Location
- Karachi Pakistan
- Company Industry
- Other Business Support Services
- Company Type
- Unspecified
- Employment Type
- Unspecified
- Monthly Salary Range
- Unspecified
- Number of Vacancies
- Unspecified