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About the role

  • Bioinformatics Training Project Manager developing and delivering genomic and bioinformatics training programs. Collaborating with diverse audiences across Canada to enhance genomic data understanding.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and nurture working relationships with PCGL stakeholder training audiences across the country to assess knowledge gaps and training needs.
  • Monitor emerging PCGL outputs and research, and PCGL community needs for new training opportunities.
  • Co-design training curricula with expert faculty and the Canadian Bioinformatics Workshops (CBW) to build skills in diverse audiences in genomics, bioinformatics and their application in PCGL to further health outcomes.
  • Develop new learning materials and gather existing resources which address PCGL knowledge needs across audiences.
  • Develop and facilitate delivery of new training programs to address PCGL training needs, integrating with CBW where appropriate (e.g. Indigenous training).
  • Score training materials according to a competency matrix and link training materials together in a learning path to support genomics competency development.
  • Manage the logistics and facilitate the delivery of PCGL training across Canada, whether in-person or virtual and coordinating with CBW where appropriate.
  • Evaluate trainings through post-training online surveys and qualitative feedback, summarize findings to continuously improve training materials.
  • Maintain a repository of training materials, content and resources at PCGL or Bioinformatics.ca, updating and managing the associated sites where appropriate.
  • Complement in-person or virtual training with a portfolio of online training for PCGL audiences, converting existing training content into online learning materials.
  • Identify opportunities to train new faculty to further capacity building in support of PCGL.
  • Oversee the communications of PCGL training activities in collaboration with involved groups to ensure the success of training on capacity building and to grow the communities engaged with PCGL inclusive of underserved communities.
  • Seek and determine fit of innovative learning and networking approaches to enhance the participant experience at PCGL training events and expand the community.
  • Oversee the budget for PCGL training offerings in keeping with PCGL and OICR fiscal requirements.
  • Seek, author and submit funding applications to enhance the training activities that PCGL can offer.
  • Manage project deliverables and timelines to ensure that deliverables and milestones are achieved as planned.
  • Complete reporting on project to OICR and funding agencies.
  • Lead the PCGL training working group meetings and participate in PCGL review meetings ensuring accountability, educational leadership and impact of the training working group.
  • Represent PCGL/Bioinformatics.ca and ensure competitiveness at the Global Organisation for Bioinformatics Learning, Education and Training (GOBLET), ISCB and other standard setting or best practice training organizations through participation in committees, working groups, and conferences.
  • Perform other training and outreach activities that arise over the course of the PCGL project.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics or computer science, or recognized equivalent level of knowledge and experience
  • Excellent English communication skills, written and verbal, both to facilitate effective communications with collaborators and training participants.
  • Highly self-motivated, able to work independently, and work well as a part of a team.
  • Comfortable facilitating and hosting training events, delivering presentations and workshops to scientific audiences.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Experience with GitHub and R/Rstudio and comfort in exploring new software is an asset.
  • Ability to communicate in French is an asset, written and verbal, is preferred.
  • Experience in adult learning, teaching, training, public outreach, or planning events in science, would be a strong asset to your application.
  • Ability to foresee learner needs, plan ahead and provide a welcoming, supportive and inclusive learning environment is key.
  • Self-motivation, resourcefulness, and ability to multitask well.
  • Team player open to cooperation and collaboration.
  • Capacity to build trusting relationships to be able to reciprocally influence contributions is key to the role.
  • Excellent computer skills, specifically in Windows, MacOS and Unix/Linux, but also with conferencing and communication apps, as well as spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software.

Benefits

  • competitive benefits plan
  • defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP)

Job type

Contract

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$79,000 - CA$87,400 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Tech skills

LinuxMacOSUnix

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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