| Job Title | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Research Officer (Genome Curation) | 15/12/2023 |
| Research Scientist (Genomics AI) | 15/12/2023 |
| Software Engineer (Genomics AI) | 15/12/2023 |
| Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud) | 08/12/2023 |
| Medical Technologist / Associate Medical Technologist | 01/12/2023 |
| Business Analyst | 01/12/2023 |
| Research Officer (Laboratory Sciences) - Expired | 24/11/2023 |
Research Officer (Genome Curation)
Reporting to the Head of Operations (Scientific Branch), the incumbent will assume the following responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in developing and managing genome curation platform for next-generation sequencing (NGS) data in the Scientific Branch
- Assist in developing processes or models for variant prioritisation
- Assist in presentation of results by generating plots and figures
- Assist in curation and interpretation of genome sequencing results using current international standards
- Participate in research and development
- Perform any other duties assigned by senior officers
Requirements:
We are seeking a high-calibre candidate for the post of Research Officer (Genome Curation) who possesses:
- A master’s degree or above in biological sciences or computer science, with formal training in computer science either at the undergraduate or master’s level.
- Knowledge in next-generation sequencing (NGS) and its data formats, with at least 1 year of experience in analysing NGS data.
- Experience in coding in Python or R, and preferably data-wrangling skills such as extracting information from VCF files and manipulating data structures.
- Preferably proven ability in graphical visualisation.
- Preferably experience in analysis of cancer genomes, single-cell sequencing and long-read sequencing data.
- Preferably with experience in genome research resulting in publications in international peer-review journals
- Good written Chinese and English and fluency in spoken Cantonese; strong written English is an advantage.
- Good communication skills and great team mindset
Office location: Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin
Remuneration:
Successful candidate will be offered attractive remuneration and be appointed on an initial two-year contract (subject to mutual agreement for contract renewal).
Application:
Interested parties should send full resume enclosing current and expected remuneration together with availability to recruitment4@genomics.org.hk on or before 15 December 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.
Research Scientist (Genomics AI)
As part of HKGI’s genome curation platform development, we are seeking a high-calibre candidate for the post of Research Scientist (Genomics AI). The incumbent will assume the following responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct research, implement, and optimise algorithms related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in genomics projects.
- Lead a team of engineers to develop new AI methods for genome curation, genetic variant interpretation, and clinical genomics applications.
- Support other researchers in conducting efficient, high-quality, and high-performance research studies.
- Research and implement cutting-edge technologies in AI and build deep learning platforms to support HKGI’s other business areas.
- Perform any other duties assigned by senior officers.
Requirements:
- A doctorate degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, data science, or related fields.
- Proficiency in Python and C++, with expertise in programming in a Linux environment and developing/maintaining open-source scientific software.
- At least two journal articles or preprints showcasing methodology research and development in AI and Genomics.
Office location: Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin
Remuneration:
Successful candidate will be offered attractive remuneration and be appointed on an initial two-year contract (subject to mutual agreement for contract renewal).
Application:
Interested parties should send full resume enclosing current and expected remuneration together with availability to recruitment4@genomics.org.hk on or before 15 December 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.
Software Engineer (Genomics AI)
As part of HKGI’s genome curation platform development, we are seeking a high-calibre candidate for the post of Software Engineer (Genomics AI). The incumbent will assume the following responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement and optimise algorithms related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in genomics projects.
- Develop AI methods for genome curation, genetic variant interpretation, and clinical genomics applications.
- Complete training sample production, data cleansing, model tuning, training deployment, algorithm testing and optimisation.
- Regularly perform application model optimisation training and write performance optimisation result reports.
- Actively optimise performance scheduling of models to address high concurrency, limited graphics memory, and other issues.
- Perform any other duties assigned by senior officers.
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree or above in computer science, software engineering, electronics, communications, or related fields.
- Proficiency in C++, Python, R, and mastery of at least one programming language. Experience programming in a Linux environment is preferred. Familiarity with open-source libraries like NumPy is a plus.
- At least two years of relevant experience in AI research/industry, including leading or participating in the entire lifecycle of AI research and development projects.
- Experience in developing AI projects based on TensorFlow/PyTorch, including training and inference parameter tuning. Practical experience in performance tuning is desirable.
- Familiarity with basic principles and structures of commonly used deep neural network models such as CNN, RNN, LSTM, etc.
- Proficiency in data mining methods, exploratory data analysis, and data cleansing techniques.
Office location: Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin
Remuneration:
Successful candidate will be offered attractive remuneration and be appointed on an initial two-year contract (subject to mutual agreement for contract renewal).
Application:
Interested parties should send full resume enclosing current and expected remuneration together with availability to recruitment4@genomics.org.hk on or before 15 December 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.
Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud)
Reporting to the Manager (Infrastructure), the incumbent will assume the following responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage systems and networks mostly in the AWS Cloud environment, including design, implementation, monitoring, capacity management, security operations, and support
- Monitor system performance and ensure Service Level Agreements are consistently met
- Collaborate with vendors on project implementation to ensure cloud-based applications are optimised for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency
- Support users in troubleshooting issues and identifying root causes
- Prepare technical and operation procedures and project-related documentations
- Conduct disaster recovery drills and develop business continuity procedures
- Perform any other duties assigned by senior officers
Requirements:
We are seeking a high-calibre candidate for the post of Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud) who possesses:
- Preferably a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related disciplines
- At least 3 years of experience in designing and managing cloud infrastructure
- Proficiency with different CI/CD pipeline tools, such as Jenkins, AWS Code Pipeline Stacks
- Familiarity with Linux-based servers, virtualisation and container software such as Kubernetes and Docker Containers
- Knowledge of backup & recovery procedures and technologies, data storage and retention requirements
- Experience with network design, subnetting, and routing
- Experience in scripting language such as Python
Preferred Attributes:
- AWS certification is a plus
- Experience working in Agile project delivery teams
- Experience in healthcare industry
- Experience of working with large data set or big data
Office location: Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin
Remuneration:
Successful candidate will be offered attractive remuneration and be appointed on an initial two-year contract (subject to mutual agreement for contract renewal).
Application:
Interested parties should send full resume enclosing current and expected remuneration together with availability to recruitment3@genomics.org.hk on or before 8 December 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.
Medical Technologist / Associate Medical Technologist
Associate Medical Technologist reports to Medical Technologist
Medical Technologist reports to Lead Scientist I (Genome Diagnostics and Precision Health)
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform daily and routine laboratory operations, equipment maintenance and calibration
- Process and analyse clinical specimens by molecular testing methods following standard operating procedures (SOP)
- Extract DNA/RNA from clinical tissue samples (e.g., whole blood, buccal swab, saliva, tumour, and normal tissues) and perform cell culture work
- Conduct quality control (QC), library preparation and operate next / third generation sequencing systems, laboratory equipment and analysers
- Assist in implementing QC, documentation, internal audit and external quality assurance programmes to meet the accreditation standards
- Aid in developing new protocols and evaluating new sequencing technologies
- Participate in research and development activities
- Perform any other duties assigned by senior officers
Additional Duties for Medical Technologist
- Monitor laboratory daily operations, workload, quality, and quantity for HKGP
- Supervise and train AMT in research and development
- Evaluate and develop methodologies in cell culture, conventional and molecular cytogenetics and molecular genetic tests
- Assist in preparing SOPs, evaluating method and instrument and developing next/third-generation sequencing technology
- Coordinate with service providers for alignment
Requirements:
Associate Medical Technologist:
- Bachelor’s degree in in medical laboratory sciences, biochemistry, biology or equivalent
- Certificate of Registration (MLT Part II) and valid Practising Certificate issued by the Medical Laboratory Technologists Board, Hong Kong (MLT Board)
- At least 2 years of relevant experience in genetic research or medical laboratories with provision of genetic testing
- Preferably 2 years of working experience in short/long-read sequencing (QC and preliminary data analysis) and quality management systems (e.g. developing SOPs and operation manuals)
Medical Technologist:
- Master’s degree in biological sciences, laboratory sciences, or related disciplines
- Certificate of Registration (MLT Part I) and valid Practising Certificate issued by the Medical Laboratory Technologists Board, Hong Kong (MLT Board)
- Preferably at least 3 years of relevant experience in an accredited medical laboratory with provision of conventional cytogenetics and molecular genetic testing
- Preferably 3 years of working experience in short/long-read sequencing (QC and data analysis) and quality management systems (e.g. developing SOPs and operation manuals)
Office location: Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin
Remuneration:
Successful candidate will be offered attractive remuneration and be appointed on an initial two-year contract (subject to mutual agreement for contract renewal).
Application:
Interested parties should send full resume enclosing current and expected remuneration together with availability to recruitment4@genomics.org.hk on or before 1 December 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.
Business Analyst
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with clinical users to gather their requirements
- Facilitate and balance the requirements amongst different stakeholders
- Translate clinical user requirements into specifications, such as functional requirement specification, feature lists and user stories
- Work with project team to study user requirements and specification and recommend solutions based on team resources
- Report work progress to stakeholders and manage their expectations
- Prepare test scenario and test plans for user acceptance test execution
- Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to conduct thorough testing of software systems to identify, report, and resolve defects or issues
- Perform regression test to ensure the quality of the system
- Prepare sign-off documents after the completion of user acceptance test
- Support other on-going projects
- Perform any other duties assigned by senior officers
Requirements:
- 2 years’ experience, preferably gained from Healthcare / Life Sciences industry
- Strong written, presentation and oral communication skills and ability to explain issues/ resolution concepts in technical and non-technical terms to other parties
Preferred Attributes
- Preferably a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related disciplines
- Experience in healthcare industry
Office location:
Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin
Remuneration:
Successful candidate will be offered attractive remuneration and be appointed on an initial two-year contract (subject to mutual agreement for contract renewal).
Interested parties should send full resume enclosing current and expected remuneration together with availability to recruitment3@genomics.org.hk on or before 1 December 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.
Research Officer (Laboratory Sciences) - Expired
Reporting to the Lead Scientist I / Single-Cell Sequencing and Multi-omics Scientist, the incumbent will assume the following responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in long-read and short-read Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS), from sample processing, library preparation, quality assurance, to sequencing
- Participate in the single-cell sequencing project, primarily in conducting experiments
- Conduct research and development for the above related procedures
- Assist senior officers in routine laboratory management
- Assist in quality control, documentation, internal audits, and external quality assurance programmes aimed at meeting accreditation standards
- Contribute to the development and evaluation of new methodologies and instruments
- Participate in the development and improvement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- Perform any other duties assigned by senior officers
Requirements:
We are seeking a high-calibre candidate for the post of Research Officer (Laboratory Sciences) who possesses:
- A master’s degree or above in biological sciences, laboratory sciences, or related disciplines
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in next generation sequencing, including exome sequencing, genome sequencing, and other omics
- Preferably with experience in genome research resulting in publications in international peer-review journals
- Preferably with experience in quality management system, such as quality assurance, development of SOP and manuals
- Preferably with working experience in multi-disciplinary team consisting of clinicians, bioinformaticians and laboratory scientists
- Good written Chinese and English and fluency in spoken Cantonese; strong written English is an advantage
- Good communication skills and great team mindset
Office location: Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin
Remuneration:
Successful candidate will be offered attractive remuneration and be appointed on an initial two-year contract (subject to mutual agreement for contract renewal).
Application:
Interested parties should send full resume enclosing current and expected remuneration together with availability to recruitment4@genomics.org.hk on or before 24 November 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only.