Scientific Associate IV (Permenant Full Time)

Job Title : Scientific Associate IV

Job Posting # : 925128

Union : Non-Union

Site : Princess Margaret Cancer Center

Department : Research

Reports to : Director, Research Institute

Hours : 37.5 hours per week

Salary : $84,068 - $105,086 annually : To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy

Status : Permanent Full Time

Posted Date : October 6, 2023

Closing Date : Until Filled

The University Health Network, where "above all else the needs of patients come first", encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education.

The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education.

With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of "Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning", the University Health Network (UHN), Canada's largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers.

UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

Position Summary

The successful candidate will support bioinformatics / computational biology efforts of the principal investigators in our Princess Margaret Cancer Center stem cell group and be co-supervised by Dr.

Gary Bader. The stem cell group represents a diverse and world class group of scientists studying stemness in the context of both normal and malignant development.

The successful candidate will support development, analysis, and interpretation of results from : RNA-seq, scRNA-Seq, Chip-Seq, mi-RNA seq, whole genome sequencing, and chromatin conformation capture.

Duties

• Analyze genome scale and multi-omic data sets
• Prepare publication quality figures from computational analysis
• Communicate analysis in verbal, written, and graphical format
• Teach and train other team member

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a MSc or higher degree with strong biology expertise and experience in computer science
• Experience in computer science, bioinformatics and / or biostatistics / statistics
• Experience in Unix / Linux command line
• Experience with R
• Experience with statistical approaches to analyze, visualize and interpret genome-scale data sets.

Assets preferred but not required

• Expertise in Python scripting language (Python, Perl)
• Experience with software development (e.g. version control, GitHub)
• Experience with high-performance computing systems (e.g. TORQUESlurm) for analyzing large data sets.
• Experience processing and analyzing next-generation sequencing data, ATAC-seq and RNA-Sequencing data
• Experience with single cell sequencing data (e.g. Fluidigm C1, 10X Genomics, Dropseq) and tools (e.g. Seurat, SCONE, SINGuLARScanpy)
• Experience with the basic principles of cellular processes and cancer

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks.

It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https : / / hoopp.com / )
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including : travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

Vaccines (COVID and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity.

Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.

Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

University Health Network thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.