Postdoctoral Research Associate

2 days ago

Westmead, Australia The Westmead Institute of Medical Research Full time

**Introduction**:
WIMR is one of Australia’s leading medical research institutes located at the heart of the Westmead Health Precinct, designated as the lighthouse precinct for Biomedical technology by the NSW Government. WIMR is an independent medical research institute governed by a Board. It is a multi-disciplinary institute with research in:

- Infection and Immunity
- Cancer
- Liver and Metabolic
- Neuroscience and Vision
- Cardiorespiratory

Closely affiliated with the University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, the Institute’s research extends from the laboratory to the patient using the basic tools of molecular and cell biology, genetic epidemiology, imaging technology and clinical research.

Biomedical research in the Institute extends into clinical research programs across a wide range of disciplines which may interface with the many clinical trials in progress at any one time. This “bench to bedside” approach enables greater translation of research from biomedical discovery to the development of new prevention strategies, diagnostics and more effective treatments.

**Description**:
The Postdoctoral Research Associate reports to Dr Ellis Patrick and is responsible for implementing, developing, and evaluating various analytical bioinformatics techniques for precision omics analysis.

This role sits at the intersection of three highly collaborative working environments at WIMR, CSIRO and SPDS which contain internationally recognised researchers in statistics, machine learning and bioinformatics. Further, this role will work collaboratively with researchers with varied disease focused research interests within WIMR from the Centre for Cancer Research, Centre for Transplant and Renal Research and Division of Infection and Immunity.

**Key areas of responsibility include**:
Work with clinicians and research scientists to curate datasets from WIMR for constructing a robust an evaluation framework.

**Skills and Experiences**:
To be successful in this role you will need to have the following education, experience, and technical knowledge:
Excellent written and oral communication skills and presentation skills.
a PhD in statistics, computer science, data science, bioinformatics or relevant discipline.
superior computer programming or software development skills.
demonstrated ability to conduct research / scholarly activities under limited supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary research team.

Why join WIMR?
- Be part of an organisation that has a strong foundation of encouraging curious, solution focused thinking and collaboration
- The incredible pride that comes with supporting a team who are literally striving to change the world and save lives
- Beautiful building incorporating professional cafe, bike storage facilities, showering facilities, world class equipment and facilities
- Close to public transport / on-site parking
- NFP ability to salary sacrifice for tax benefits (increase your take home pay)
- Option for novated leasing
- Paid parental leave program
- Access to employee assistance program

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