Staff Bioinformatics Scientist

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Staff Bioinformatics Scientist

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Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Staff Bioinformatics Scientist to join our team in Cambridge, where you’ll be working alongside engineering, chemistry and assay teams on RD projects delivering new sequencing platforms and technologies.Scope of responsibilities will include:

• Represent bioinformatics in RD projects across multiple sites for the design, development and validation of novel sequencing products
• Lead the data quality and bioinformatics function in a product development team, including defining milestones, establishing work priorities, and delegating tasks to other sub-team members as needed
• Contribute to the design and development of automated testing infrastructure and pipelines
• Contribute to the planning and execution of a comprehensive strategy for assessing quality of data from novel technologies
• Lead the analysis, integration, modelling and interpretation of experimental data · Translate analysis results into practical recommendations for technology development
• Be a technical representative on cross-functional initiatives

Essential Experience and Skills

• Strong programming skills and experience with at least one programming languages, such as Python, R, etc.
• Familiarity with next-generation sequencing technologies
• Experience with data analysis and visualization of next-generation sequencing data and large datasets
• Familiarity with common bioinformatics pipelines and data formats
• Solid understanding of statistical and biological concepts
• Experience with Unix/Linux environments, including shell scripting and High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster usage
• Experience in designing or architecting automated workflows (desirable)
• Strong effective communication skills driven by collaborating with a diverse network

Education requirements:Masters/PhD in bioinformatics, computer science, data science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:47:11 GMT

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