Temporary position bioinformatics

Employer description

Virco was established in 1995 by a small, experienced group of scientists and clinicians passionate about and committed to making a difference for patients living with HIV. The primary focus was to discover and develop innovative ways to bring practical and reliable resistance testing tools to doctors, to help them make better informed treatment decisions and to enhance patient care.

As a research-based biotechnology company, we apply the most advanced technologies in molecular biology, virology, genomics, robotics and electronic data processing to improve the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases. Today, we are primarily dedicated to combat HIV and improve the quality of life for patients through the combined application of these technologies. Read more

Job description

In this function you will be part of the bioinformatics team and be involved in development of better analysis methodology of the results of next generation sequencing experiments in the fields of HIV, Hepatitis C, and Oncology. These experiments are done in support of the discovery and development of new drugs, and in the development of biomarkers for these drugs. Virco has a specific project that involves the optimization of an alignment algorithm.

Job requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in Bioinformatics or a related field
• Expertise in scientific programming and/or scripting, and algorithm development.
• Outstanding communication and team work skills.

Apply information

To apply, and for further information please contact:

• Herman van Vlijmen
  Director Integrative Chem-BioInformatics
  Tibotec-Virco BVBA
  Turnhoutseweg 30
  2340 Beerse
  Belgium
• Telephone: +32 14 64 1087

This position is open until the end of 2010.