Data Scientist, OCEC, Bioinformatics

University of Calgary

The University of Calgary, a leader in entrepreneurial research and ranked among the top universities in Canada, is hiring a Data Scientist in the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute. This role contributes to the One Child Every Child initiative, aiming to make Canadian children the healthiest globally. Part of the Cumming School of Medicine, the team collaborates on data-intensive problems to support child health research.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Develop automated -omics workflows in collaboration with the Program Manager and RCS.
• Create and maintain quality control and synthetic data generation tools.
• Consult on and innovate statistical and machine learning models.
• Stay updated with best practices and suggest improvements.
• Document and provide training in bioinformatics and -omics processing.
• Offer technical input for grant applications and support less experienced colleagues.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Part of the AUPE bargaining unit
• Engagement in innovative and impactful research

This role requires you to have:

• Master's degree in computer science, computational biology, bioinformatics, or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience with -omics data in a medical or research setting.
• Proficiency in Python programming.
• Strong knowledge of Bayesian analysis and machine learning.

You would benefit from having:

• Experience with Indigenous community-based work
• PhD in a relevant field

The University of Calgary is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, encouraging applications from diverse candidates. The role is part of a project promoting parallel paths of Indigenous and non-Indigenous approaches, and experience with Indigenous data is beneficial.