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Form of workWhen you step into a role, what do you want the purpose of the company you work for to be? How does that align with the individual purpose that motivates your ambition?
As the only independent Medical Research institute in Australia focused on childhood cancer, our purpose is to translate and discover (through world class research), new treatments that will cure cancer and reduce the side effects in children and adolescents.
We save & change lives. At The Children’s Cancer Institute we believe that a life should be long. Cancer cuts life short for hundreds of children every year, before they’ve even had a chance to make their mark. We aim to not only improve their quality of life, but eradicate the cause of their pain.
Choose to be part of a team that will nurture your talent and grow your career, so you too can contribute to this purpose. Together, we can and we will cure all children of cancer. It’s not if. It’s when.
As our Clinical Curation Scientist your purpose will be to:
- Utilise your clinical and organised approach and your extensive experience in analysis, research, and interpretation of genomic and other complex laboratory data outputs to deliver a comprehensive and meaningful clinical research report to the multidisciplinary tumour board and treating clinicians. With a focus to help clinical management for children with cancers through precision cancer genomic medicine.
To succeed you will have…
- The equivalent of an MHGSA / FHGSA / RCPA FFSc Genetic Pathology / master’s or post graduate degree in molecular genetics, human medical genetics, or molecular / genetic pathology with a minimum of 2 years variant classification experience
- Experience of NGS-based analysis of cancer and familiarity with one or more of the following: DNAsequencing (whole genome, whole exome, gene panel), whole transcriptome sequencing, circulating tumour DNAsequencing
- Demonstrated analytical skills, and an ability to understand, evaluate, and interpret published literature and clinical data to provide accurate, thorough, and thoughtful clinical interpretation of research results in a critical manner on a daily basis is required
- Demonstrated ability in providing accurate and timely genomic variant assessment from genomic data (both germline and somatic) derived from human clinical samples to provide accurate clinical interpretation of results in addition to training in sequencing technologies and familiarity with basic concepts of bioinformatics pipelines is required.
- Experience in data mining and organisation of data with a strong knowledge of oncology genetics
- Demonstrated thorough and ongoing knowledge of current theories and principles of human medical genetics, cancer genetics, genetic cancer predisposition, and targeted therapies
- Highly skilled in communications and must be capable of always maintaining a professional demeanour
We will support you to be your best with benefits that include but are not limited to:
- Access to our ‘FlexBEST’ program – true flexibility from day 1 - options include hybrid working, school-friendly hours, and 9-day working fortnight
- Focus on employee wellbeing, including a leading EAP program, and up to 5 gifted wellbeing days off (paid) per year
- Investment in leadership development and career advancement opportunities
Join a group of dedicated people in a performance-driven environment to achieve success and discover what it's like to look forward to coming to work every day and make a real difference.
A detailed job description and additional information about Children's Cancer Institute can be found on our website at: https://www.ccia.org.au/careers-study . We embrace diversity and encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
To apply, please click the 'APPLY' link and forward both your resume AND cover letter (mandatory) clearly addressing the qualifications, experience and skills required.
Note: Applications will be reviewed prior to the closing date; which is dependent on the status of the recruitment process.
