For over 40 years, our shared commitment to curing childhood cancer has united us. Together, we continue to accelerate the answers to make that possible.

To accomplish our vision, we’re seeking someone who lives our values: owning and delivering meaningful work, collaborating to drive impact, challenging the status quo to create a better future, and balancing logic with empathy. Let’s achieve more, together.

The Computational Biology Group leads a diverse portfolio of projects in precision medicine, genomics, and bioinformatics, spanning novel methods development, data systems, and the generation of biological and clinical insights from large-scale multi-omic datasets. We are looking for a Bioinformatics Research Engineer to:

Develop and implement computational systems for precision medicine, enabling the extraction, integration, and delivery of clinically relevant knowledge from diverse data sources.

Design knowledge-driven architectures, including knowledge graphs and inference mechanisms, to model domain knowledge and support scalable, automated curation workflows.

Apply and evaluate AI-driven approaches, including LLM-based workflows, to enhance knowledge extraction, synthesis, and interaction across clinical and research datasets.

Collaborate across engineering, curation, and research teams to integrate solutions into production workflows, while contributing to research outputs and mentoring students.

To succeed in this role you will have…

Master’s degree in bioinformatics, software engineering, computer science, computational biology or a related discipline
3+ years' experience in precision medicine or related roles with demonstrated expertise in bioinformatics, computational biology and/or software development
A working understanding of graph-based data systems or knowledge graphs, with hands-on experience designing and maintaining knowledge graphs in production or research settings a plus
Experience applying AI/ML techniques, including NLP or large language models, in a research or data-driven context
Experience working collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams spanning research, engineering, and clinical domains

We will support you to be your best with benefits that include but are not limited to:

Working in a world-class, purpose-built facility, the only one in Australia dedicated to curing childhood cancer
Focus on employee wellbeing, including up to 5 gifted wellbeing days off (paid) per year
Access to Fitness Passport, with access to an extensive choice of fitness facilities across Sydney at discounted rates
Corporate discounts and discounts on education through UNSW

Join us to shape a future every child deserves and to find meaning in your own. Because together, we can cure every child of cancer. It’s not if, it’s when.

Additional information about Children's Cancer Institute can be found on our website at: https://www.ccia.org.au/jobs-study . We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Children’s Cancer Institute and our culture. We embrace diversity and encourage you to advise of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the recruitment process.

Summary:

Shape a future every child deserves

Location:

Randwick - Sydney, Australia

Employment Type:

Full-Time Fixed Term

Closing Date:

13 Jun 2026

Department:

Computational Biology 8 (CB8)

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Working at Children's Cancer Institute

All staff at Children's Cancer Institute share a passion for our purpose – whether they work in research, fundraising or finance. We provide the best possible environment for our staff to develop and thrive with state-of-the-art facilities and our unwavering goal to put an end to childhood cancer.

For more information on working with us, please contact our HR Team by emailing Recruitment@ccia.org.au