BioinformaticsOnline

Background:
Agendia is a young company in the emerging field of biotechnology and a world leader in gene expression analysis-based diagnostics. Agendia is one of the few companies in the world to use micro array technology for clinical diagnostics purposes. We are part of the changing field of medicine moving towards personalised medicine. By analysing the genetic properties of a tumour, Agendia is able to unlock essential information about a patient's risks of cancer recurrence and spread, response to chemotherapy or primary location of an unknown tumour. This information can assist oncologists and physicians to design individualised treatment plans which may enhance a patient's prognosis. Agendia is an enthusiastic and fast growing organisation, focused on quality results, scientific initiative and improving patient prognosis.

Current Products
Agendia's primary product is MammaPrint® a gene expression profiling service to assess the recurrence risk in breast cancer patients. MammaPrint® provides valuable assistance for oncologists in formulating individualised treatment plans. Recently Agendia got a FDA approval for selling MammaPrint® in the USA. Agendia also offers CupPrint® a gene expression profiling service that can assist in determining the primary tumour in patients diagnosed with Cancer Unknown Primary (CUP). In addition, Agendia's expertise in gene expression profiling offers opportunities for pharmaceutical companies to improve the success of their drug development pipelines.

Responsibilities:

• Data mining and pathway reconstruction, developing algorithms, software and analysis methods
• To advise on new developments and applications in the field of bioinformatics.
• To support the development and exchange of relevant skills and knowledge with other members of the group.

Requirements:

• Preferably a PhD degree or alternatively a masters degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant bioinformatics working experience.
• Data mining experience.
• Relevant experience in one or more of the following fields: molecular biology, statistics, database management, programming or application development.

Preferences:
PhD degree

Terms:
Permanent job

Locale:
Amsterdam

Salary And Benefits:
Good salary, bonus, pension scheme

How To Apply:
Cover letter and CV to jobs@agendia.com

Deadline:
15 March 2007