
Research Data Engineer
3 weeks ago
The centre, co-led by WEHI and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, will bring together leading Australian and international researchers with a shared mission to transform how we research and treat the immune system.
Our goal is to accelerate discoveries into the underlying features and markers of immune health, to identify disease causes early and target appropriate treatment.
The centre has been established in partnership with the Snow Medical Research Foundation.
The role will be embedded within the Research Computing Platform (RCP), which is located in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Division at WEHI, and comprises a multidisciplinary team of software engineers with expertise spanning software engineering, high performance computing, bioinformatics, and data engineering.
The RCP team develops advanced tools and pipelines that not only streamline research workflows but also hasten the delivery of research outcomes.
The Research Data Engineer will report to the Head of RCP and contribute to the design, development and implementation of SCIH's bioinformatics pipelines and research data management tools and services aimed to maximise time for research, improve workflow efficiencies, increase research data compliance, and help to standardise data, associated metadata, and their related processes.
We seek a candidate with a broad experience of modern research software technologies or a demonstrated ability of independently mastering new technical skills.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional communication skills—both written and oral—excellent interpersonal abilities, and adeptness in managing stakeholder relationships.**Selection Criteria**Personal qualities:* Ability to independently learn complex concepts across multiple domains.* Attention to details and problem-solving skills.* Thrives in a culture of continuous improvement; open and honest, with a keenness to identify and rectify mistakes promptly.* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of engaging across various academic disciplines.* Highly collaborative, with a knack for leveraging external skills and knowledge for organizational benefit.* Naturally curious, opportunistic, and eager to acquire new knowledge.
Knowledge and skills (Essential):* Open-source Contributions: + Please provide links to Git Hub account or open-source projects, you have significantly contributed to, along with a description of your role in these projects.* A graduate or postgraduate degree in a bioinformatics, computationally intense discipline or equivalent experience.* Technical Proficiency: Experience with at least some of the following.
+ Programming languages such as Python, R, … etc + Web technologies such as REST, HTML, CSS, Java Script + Cloud technologies and containers + High-Performance Computing, batch systems, such as Slurm or PBS + Workflow systems such as Nextflow, Prefect.io, CWL, etc* Experience in bioinformatics* Research experience in data-intensive or computationally intensive life science areas.* Experience in a research environment**Terms of Appointment** This position is available for **2 years** in a **full-time capacity**.
Salary is Research Support Employee Level 7 ($104,969 - $113,630) depending on experience.
Up to 17% superannuation and very attractive salary packaging options are available.
General enquiries can be directed to Dr Julie Iskander – iskander.j@wehi.edu.au A position description is available.**How to Apply** Please apply by uploading your CV, cover letter and a document addressing the key selection criteria in pdf format.**Application Closing Date:****Friday 29 August 2025**locations: Parkville, Victoria, Australiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Today**WEHI's commitment to diversity and inclusion**At WEHI we strive to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity.
We recognise that talent does not sit within a single identifiable group in our society and that WEHI's ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation.
Our action to promote gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and we offer a range of.
Our commitment to celebrating diversity and addressing inequities is further demonstrated through our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and our WE-Pride network for LGBTQIA+ staff and students.
We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities.
Should you require support during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration, please contact the People and Culture team.**WEHI's commitment to Indigenous employment**where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier, making exciting discoveries and decisions about the future of health in this country, and part of a leading professional services workforce supporting the realisation of these discoveries.
We are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students.
We strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
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