Job Description
The University Hospital Bonn (UKB) is a maximum care hospital with more than 1,300 beds. Our more than 9,000 employees take on tasks in research, teaching and patient care as well as in public health at the highest level. In the science ranking (LOMV) and in the economic result, the UKB is number 1 of the university hospitals in NRW and in 2021 had the third highest case mix index of the university hospitals in Germany.
The Core Unit for Bioinformatics Data Analysis (CUBA), University Hospital of Bonn, Germany is inviting applications for a
Bioinformatician (m/f/d)
The position is full-time (38,5 h/week) and for a period of two years (31.12.2026) due the project with the possibility of an extension. The position can be filled at the earliest possible date.
The Core Unit for Bioinformatics at the Medical Faculty of the University of Bonn provides quantitative and computational analyses, training and consultation. It supports research groups at the Bonn site and provides services within the framework of genetic diagnostics at the Institute of Human Genetics. CUBA benefits from a shared computing infrastructure and exchange of expertise due to its embedding and collaboration with the Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics und Epidemiology (IMBIE), the Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics (IGSB), the Institute for Human Genetics and the HPC/A-LAB of the University Bonn.
- Analysing and processing of high-volume data, such as Next Generation Sequencing data (NGS) like Whole Genome or Exome Sequencing data (WGS, WES) and reporting of results
- Design, development, maintenance and execution of workflows and tools for analysis and quality control
- Working in a motivated team of colleagues from bioinformatics, physics, etc.
- Developing and provisioning of computational infrastructure (tools, databases)
- Training, consultancy and documentation
- Master's degree or PhD in bioinformatics, computer science or any related field
- Strong expertise in the analysis of NGS data such as germline or somatic variant calling
- Expertise in programming, e.g. with Python or R/Bioconductor; optionally Django, JavaScript and ReactJSX
- Experience with HPC, Slurm, Linux command line, cloud environments and containers
- Basic admin and DevOps skills, e.g. set-up of services like CI with GitLab, OpenStack, Rundeck and OpenProject
- Knowledge of genetics and biology is considered a plus
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Proficiency in English is highly valued, knowledge of German is considered a plus
- The salary will be according to the German salary scale TV-L (EG 13)
- There is also a possibility to use the day care center
- Supplementary benefits in the public sector (pension plan according to VBL)