Junior Bioinformatics Specialist (f​/m

Organisation/Company Medical University of Gdańsk Department HR Department Research Field Medical sciences >
Cancer research Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions Master Positions Final date to receive applications 31 Aug 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 24 Jul 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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Medical University of Gdańsk is seeking a candidate for the position of

Junior Bioinformatics Specialist (f/m)

as part of the project entitled “Toward tumor-agnostic multiomic biomarkers in early detection of non-small lung cancer relapse”. The project is funded by the Medical Research Agency under the TRANSMED I programme.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• analysing Oxford Nanopore sequencing data, including DNA methylation patterns and fragment length distributions,
• developing predictive models using machine learning methods to detect tumour-derived ctDNA based on epigenomic and fragmentomic features,
• designing and implementing classification algorithms based on regulatory region activity and nucleosome positioning,
• writing clean, documented and reproducible code,
• performing preliminary analysis and interpretation of sequencing data,
• working closely with clinical and molecular biology teams on data interpretation and clinical validation,
• maintaining research documentation and preparing materials for scientific publications and patent applications,
• presenting research results at project team meetings, scientific seminars, national and international conferences, and other scientific events.

REQUIREMENTS:

• a bachelor's degree, engineering degree or master's degree in bioinformatics, mathematics, biology, biotechnology or a related field,
• experience working with Python and R and applying machine learning methods,
• experience in image data analysis and its integration with molecular data would be an advantage,
• knowledge of bioinformatic analysis of genome-wide data would be an additional asset,
• the ability to plan, conduct and document scientific experiments,
• fluency in spoken and written English.

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OFFER:

• number of positions: 2,
• the opportunity to work at Poland's leading medical university, which holds the status of a research university,
• opportunities to develop skills and competencies relevant to the position,
• an attractive employee benefits package.