Clinical Curation Scientist

For over 40 years, our shared commitment to curing childhood cancer has united us. Together, we continue to accelerate the answers to make that possible.

To accomplish our vision, we’re seeking someone who lives our values: owning and delivering meaningful work, collaborating to drive impact, challenging the status quo to create a better future, and balancing logic with empathy. Let’s achieve more, together.

The Clinical Curation Scientist role will suit someone who can work with people openly across all areas of our Institute. Critical to the role is a clinically orientated and organised approach with an eye for detail, extensive experience in analysis, research, and interpretation of genomic and other complex laboratory data outputs and the ability to deliver a comprehensive and meaningful clinical research reports. This position is a key support position for the work performed by the Zero Childhood Cancer Personalised Medicine Program and is vital in supporting the reporting of genomic findings for patients in a clinically relevant timeframe.

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 thoroughness, strong 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
• Demonstrated ability in providing accurate and timely variant assessment from genomic and transcriptomic 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.
• Must be sufficiently skilled to work in an independent manner as well as able to work within a team environment.

We will support you to be your best with benefits that include but are not limited to:

• Working in a world-class, purpose-built facility, the only one in Australia dedicated to curing childhood cancer

• Focus on employee wellbeing, including up to 5 gifted wellbeing days off (paid) per year
• Access to Fitness Passport, with access to an extensive choice of fitness facilities across Sydney at discounted rates
• Corporate discounts and discounts on education through UNSW

Join us to shape a future every child deserves and to find meaning in your own. Because together, we can cure every child of cancer. It’s not if, it’s when.

Additional information about Children's Cancer Institute can be found on our website at: https://www.ccia.org.au/jobs-study . We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Children’s Cancer Institute and our culture.  We embrace diversity and encourage you to advise of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the recruitment process.