Research Assistant

Role Overview

United Arab Emirates University’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences is hiring a full-time Research Assistant to support work in rare disease genomics, research data systems, and bioinformatics. The role sits within a multidisciplinary computational research setting and contributes to scientific data handling, analysis support, and research workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Support genomic and biomedical research activities focused on rare disease and related computational projects.
• Help manage and structure research datasets, including family-level, sample-level, sequencing-level, and analysis-level information.
• Assist with bioinformatics workflows such as quality checks, alignment, variant calling, annotation, and interpretation support.
• Maintain accurate records, documentation, and workflow tracking across research processes.
• Contribute to internal research platforms, dashboard-based tools, and database-backed scientific applications where needed.
• Prepare clear summaries, reports, and structured documentation for research teams.
• Work collaboratively with clinical, computational, and research colleagues in a multidisciplinary environment.

Minimum Qualification

• A master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Data Science, Biomedical Informatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, or a closely related discipline.
• Practical exposure to genomic or biomedical data handling and organized data management.
• Working knowledge of Python and database concepts such as SQL.
• Understanding of next-generation sequencing pipelines and genomic analysis steps.

Preferred Background

• Prior experience in rare disease genomics, Mendelian genomics, translational genomics, or biomedical research data systems.
• Experience supporting internal research platforms, web dashboards, workflow tracking systems, or other database-driven scientific tools.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools used for scientific data processing, summarization, and reporting.

Experience and Working Expectations

• 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in a clinical, research, biomedical, or data systems environment is expected.
• Strong attention to detail is important for data curation, workflow tracking, and documentation.
• The position requires the ability to organize complex datasets and produce accurate research records.
• Good written and spoken communication skills are needed.
• The candidate should be comfortable working in a team-based research environment and following reproducible data practices.

Application Deadline

Applications should be submitted before 30/06/2026.

Additional Information

This is a full-time position based onsite in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. The role is part of the Department of Genetics and Genomics within the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at United Arab Emirates University.