UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

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Union: Non-Union
Number of Vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position: Replacement
Site: MaRS
Department: Research
Reports to: Chair, Computational Biology and Medicine Program
Salary Range: $63,549 - $95,336 Per Year
Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week
Shifts: Day Shifts
Status: Permanent Full-time
Closing Date: May 26, 2026

Position Summary:
We are looking for a Program Coordinator to help grow the CBMP and help manage data at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The Coordinator’s main roles will include:

Duties:

• Execute the vision and strategic action plans of the Program
• Administer the Program funds, write institutional reports, and organize program meetings
• Catalogue and advertise the scientific strengths and resources (molecular assays, scientific software, research data) of the Program Members and across the institution
• Organize program-wide training and workshop events, such as the annual program retreat.
• Coordinate annual postdoctoral fellowship award program.
• Manage and update online presence of the Program, including program website and social media accounts.
• Other duties as specified by the chair
• Working with CBMP labs to ensure that new data are cataloged with appropriate metadata at the time of collection
• Managing a program-wide data management system
• Monitoring use of internal storage space and deposition of data in public unrestricted and controlled-access repositories
• Training staff and trainees on data and metadata practices
• Researching, establishing, and documenting best practices for data organization and management
• Contributing to the development of the data management system
• Assisting researchers in cleaning, curating, and annotating CBMP data, ensuring published datasets adhere to the highest standards of data quality, including FAIR Data Principles, use of standards such as minimum information standards (such as MIAME and successors), NIH Common Data Elements, GA4GH standards, and linking identifiers such as Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs)
• Harmonizing data collected through various methods, including whole genome sequencing, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, and other genomics data
• Facilitating data access applications, and secure transfer of large datasets, including those containing Patient Health Information, within UHN and with external research institutions
• Programming to improve interoperability and reliability in data management tasks
• Other duties as specified by the chair

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computational biology, bioinformatics, genetics, or a related field and 2+ years work experience in computational genomics research; or master’s degree or higher and 1+ years work experience
• Experience programming in R, Python, or both
• Experience with analysis of high-throughput genomics data
• Strong scientific writing skills, demonstrated through successful scientific publications or preprints
• Familiarity with NCBI GEO
• Master’s or doctoral degree in computational biology, bioinformatics, data science, computer science, genetics, or related fields, preferred 
• Authorship of publications or preprints showing excellence in data management and sharing (specify how in cover letter), preferred. 
• Familiarity with RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, CUT&RUN, or single cell genomics assays, preferred
• Familiarity with other major sequencing repositories such as EGA, and dbGaP, preferred
• Experience managing and administering budgets, preferred

Why join UHN?
In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.