Co-Lead, Cloud Work Stream

About GA4GH

The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) is a global volunteer standards development organisation dedicated to realising the potential of genomics in health. Supported by staff across five Host Institutions (Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Wellcome Sanger Institute, EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute, and the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine at McGill University), members of the volunteer community provide expert leadership to GA4GH Work Streams and Partner Engagement communities. 

The Cloud Work Stream standardises how researchers bring algorithms to data — or define, share, and execute portable workflows in any cloud environment, securely and easily.

There is an open position for one of two Co-Lead positions to help guide the direction of the Cloud Work Stream. We would therefore like to invite expressions of interest in the volunteer role of Cloud Work Stream Co-Lead. 

About the role

This is an opportunity to be at the heart of GA4GH standards development and integration work. Working closely with another Co-Lead and members of the GA4GH staff, the Cloud Co-Lead will contribute to the leadership and direction of Cloud efforts, in line with the GA4GH road map and goals set at an organisational level. This role involves working closely with Driver Projects to discern their interests and developing a comprehensive Cloud strategy that is aligned with these interests. The role will also entail identifying work that can be taken forward by the group, formulating a strategic road map and overseeing its execution, chairing calls, working through technical issues as a group, and building consensus. 

As Cloud works with groups from across GA4GH and the world, considerable liaison work will be involved, along with the need to engage with other teams both within GA4GH and externally.

This includes conducting outreach and engagement with support from staff.

Why join us

GA4GH accelerates progress in human health by building tools that expand responsible, effective, and democratised use of genomic and clinical data. With a global volunteer community made up of hundreds of individuals from a variety of organisations and institutions, GA4GH provides an active environment in which to drive these aims forward while building on our foundational commitments to human rights, ethics, and security.

Having a truly global and diverse community of contributors and leadership is key to GA4GH’s work. We are actively pursuing strategies to increase participation through our engagement and equity, diversity, and inclusion work. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all contributors at all levels in GA4GH and welcome applications from all interested individuals.

You have…

• substantial experience in bioinformatics, genomics, computational security, or related disciplines;
• an ability to work effectively with and provide leadership to a broad range of people from multiple disciplines and cultures;
• the ability to engage with others, explore multiple points of view, and build consensus;
• the capacity to identify opportunities aligned with the group’s goals and translate these into actionable plans;
• a demonstrable ability to work collaboratively;
• an understanding of the complexity and importance of privacy and security standards in genomics with previous experience in this area and a deep understanding of the need for standards to work internationally.

You might also have…

• experience of working with GA4GH or other standards development organisations;
• experience working as part of a volunteer community;
• experience authoring or consuming APIs for bioinformatics;
• knowledge of RESTful API design;
• experience working with a custodian of genomic data;
• experience working on or with a project for sharing genomic data between organisations.