Data Technician at Mowi Breeding

Mowi Breeding is responsible for delivering genetic improvement of the Mowi strain of Atlantic salmon to Mowi production units and implementing research programs in genetics to drive the breeding program to greater efficiency in response to production requirements. The position as Data technician is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team, working in the challenging and fast-moving area of genetics applied to animal production. You will be working alongside our research partners as well as our Global R&D and Technical Department and production teams to help deliver genetic progress from the breeding department to the salmon growing environment. The role will include managing, analyzing and archiving large volumes of phenotypic, genetic and genomic data and linking it to other extensive databases in Mowi. Specific tasks include:

• Quality checking and error correction of ‘raw data’ collected in the field
• Management of SQL database and genomics database
• Management of genomic database (SNP and sequence data)
• Extraction of data from databases and preparation of input files for downstream analyses
• Development of new data handling routines and data collection approaches
• Software tool development
• Communication with team members on sites and interaction with third party suppliers
• Integrating genetics database with other farming databases

Qualifications:
The position requires a bachelor level degree in the field of computational science or data management, with the following required and preferred skills:
• Competence in programming languages R and SQL, Linux, managing SQL databases and high-level competency in Microsoft Excel
• Basic familiarity with genetic and genomic data is advantageous
• Some experience with machine learning algorithms is considered advantageous
• Norwegian language skills are preferred

Mowi offers:
• Attractive salary, bonus and pension
• Occupational Health Support
• Training/development opportunities

Participation in field operations (e.g. Data collection, breeding operations) is highly encouraged and some travel in Norway and internationally will be required.
Office place: Bergen

For more information about the position contact: Matthew Baranski, Genetics Manager (e-mail: matt.baranski@mowi.com) or Roy Hjelmeland, Breeding Director (e-mail: roy.hjelmeland@mowi.com).

Please register your application on Mowi.com by February 10th.