Medical Scientist
7 days ago
**Main purpose of the job**:
- To perform laboratory diagnostic, surveillance, and research activities, with a specific focus on bioinformatics analysis and interpretation of data
**Location**:
- **NICD - Sandringham - Johannesburg**
**Key performance areas**:
- Perform routine diagnostic and surveillance tests analyses, including interpreting test results together with epidemiological data
- Interpret test results associated with outbreak investigations
- Perform routine laboratory equipment maintenance according to internal and external requirements
- Monitor and control laboratory stock levels
- Respond to and report quality control issues to the laboratory manager
- Run bioinformatics workflows and scripts to analyze next-generation sequencing data
- Training staff/students/collaborators with bioinformatics skills
**Required minimum education and training**:
- **PhD degree**:
- **HPCSA registration as a Medical Scientist is preferred but not essential**
**Required minimum work experience**:
- **Minimum of 5 years experience working in a research/diagnostic laboratory**
**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:
- Experience working in a microbiology/molecular biology laboratory
- Experience analyzing whole-genome sequencing data
- Training of technologists and scientists
- Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
- Data capturing and management of data
- A team player
- A well-organized individual
- Show dedication and attention to detail
- Good time management
**TO APPLY**:
- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- _AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant._
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
**Please note**:
- **Our Client, WHC, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.**:
- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.
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