Reporting to the Senior Scientific Officer (Laboratory Unit), the incumbent will assume the following responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and manage experiments to develop short and long-read sequencing methods and protocols of nucleic acid extraction (DNA and RNA), library preparation, sequencer operation and maintenance, data quality monitoring, and basic data analysis
- Identify, evaluate, and implement new and emerging NGS workflows and contribute to improving existing protocols and developing new ones to meet research needs
- Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, laboratory scientists, and bioinformaticians to design experiments, analyse and interpret data, and present results in team meetings
- Prepare research documentation, such as reports, summaries, publications, and presentations
- Train staff on new and existing techniques and protocols
- Perform any other duties assigned by senior officers