Bioinformatician - Research Services - London, United Kingdom - Genomics England

Genomics England

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Company Description

Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics.

We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments - with patients and participants at the heart of it all.

Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.

We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.

Job Description:

We are looking for a Bioinformatician to provide high calibre research services to external researchers and industrial partners.

The post-holder will enable and conduct analysis, facilitate access to datasets, and ensure optimal use of the Genomics England Research Data Centre.

In this role, you will work with researchers from academia and industry to help answer their research questions and ensure their scientific projects are impactful and successful.

You will also support our users in working with our data and contribute to data generation to ensure that they have an excellent customer experience.

The role includes elements of both a bioinformatician and a data analyst.

Everyday responsibilities include:

Analysis of largescale whole genome sequencing data and linked clinical data using bioinformatics tools and pipelines.
Writing and critically reviewing reports on analyses plans, outcomes, and summaries to ensure they are accurate and reliable.
Providing second line research support for researchers in querying genomic and clinical data and running bespoke analyses on demand
Developing code, documentation and instructional materials on accessing data and running analyses in the environment

Skills and Experience for Success

Strong background in human disease genetics, preferably in cancer or rare disease, demonstrated by publication record or industry track record
Strong coding skills in scripting languages (Python/R)
Experience using statistical genetics tools, e.g. for association analysis, finemapping or colocalisation
Demonstrable experience in working with whole genome/whole exome sequencing data at scale.
Experience writing pipelines in WDL or Nextflow
Proven ability to communicate with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds (e.g. management, IT, R&D, biology, bioinformatics) and a clear understanding of clinical and phenotypic data management and the sensitivities surrounding patient cohort data.
Excellent interpersonal skills, keeping track of customer relationships, providing high calibre troubleshooting, identifying unmet customer needs and suggesting solutions to improve material.
Motivation to pursue genetic discovery and connect genetic variation to human disease in close collaboration with likeminded colleagues
Experience with the analysis of transcriptomics, proteomics or other omics a plus

Qualifications:

Educated to MSc level (or higher), in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Statistical Genetics, or a related scientific discipline.

Additional Information

Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we're continually improving our benefits package.

We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including:

30 days' holiday (plus bank holidays), with additional days for long service awards
A generous pension scheme of up to 15% combined contribution
Individual learning budgets for every colleague, a Blinkist account and a wide variety of courses on our portal
A wide variety of wellness benefits including Gympass, a Headspace account, free weekly Yoga classes
Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
Blended working arrangements

Talk to our Talent Team and find out how a career with Genomics England will benefit you.

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Genomics England operates a blended working model as we know our people appreciate the flexibility. We expect most people to come into the office 2 times each month as a minimum. However, this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. For some people this is 1 day a quarter, for others it is several days a week. There is no expectation that staff will return to the office full time unless they want to.

The exception would be some of our roles that would require you to be on site full time e.g., lab teams, reception team.

Our teams and squads have, and will continue to, reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit, beyond the minimum.

Our office locations are Canary Wharf, Cambridge and Leeds.

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