Bioinformatician - Hinxton, United Kingdom - European Molecular Biology Laboratory

European Molecular Biology Laboratory
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Hinxton, UK

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We are seeking an enthusiastic Bioinformatician, with a particular proficiency or willingness to learn to understand and write production level code.

You will join the Agriculture and Biodiversity Coordination Team, part of the Genome Analysis Team.
The team provides data coordination services and data portals for partners around the world.

With underlying infrastructure for these services based on EMBLs large and long standing data resources - this is an opportunity to rise to the challenges of 'big data' and make contributions that advance the reach and utility of sequence data.

Your role

This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant contribution to a range of projects including:
Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes project
The European FAANG infrastructure
Darwin Tree of Life
The European Reference Genome Atlas


In this role you will be responsible for support and development of software to handle data curation, coordination, validation, distribution and visualisation of agriculture, aquaculture and biodiversity data.

You will work with large scientific communities to define and implement metadata standards, develop software to validate and improve data descriptions and develop, and extend, existing web data portals such as FAANG and Darwin Tree of Life and to meet the specific needs of each consortium.

The data portals will include Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and bespoke data visualisation and presentation solutions. You will also support efforts for the development of standardised containerised workflows and cloud platform integration.

As part of this team, you will have many opportunities to engage with data generators, project users, and collaborators, to which you will provide guidance and support on utilisation of the teams software and support users to provide rich metadata descriptions.


You will work with a range of archives at EMBL-EBI to support the farmed animal and biodiversity communities in sharing and gaining access to well described, high quality sample and genomic data.


Closing date: 14 May 2023


Contract duration:
Till 31st December 2025


Grading:
Grade 5 (monthly salary starting at £2,882 after tax) or Grade 6 (monthly salary starting at £3,224) + other paid benefits


Reference number:
EBI02134

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You should have a bachelors or higher degree, or have equivalent experience in Bioinformatics, Genetics, Computer Science, or related fields.

We are particularly looking for someone with an already proven proficiency or willingness to learn to produce production level code.

Excellent communication skills and an ability to work to tight deadlines are essential.

The post holder will be required to communicate technical documents, take part in code reviews, as well as provide user-oriented communication with external and internal users of the systems.


Required experience:

Python
RESTful APIs
Basic understanding of JavaScript
Proficiency with database connectivity.
Unix/Linux environments
Good understanding of 'omics research, data and technologies.
Git and working in a collaborative software environment
Willingness to learn new skills as the project requires
Self-motivated and capable of working both independently and as part of a team
Excellent communication, interpersonal and English language skills

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Knowledge of ontology and standards development
Experience with Elasticsearch or similar data warehousing technology
Experience processing of biological archive data
Previous experience in farmed animal or biodiversity 'omics research
Track Hub Development
Containerisation (Docker or similar) and orchestration
Cloud deployment
Tests and CI/CD

Why join us

Do something meaningful

Join a culture of innovation

We are located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, alongside other prominent research and biotech organisations, and surrounded by beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside.

This is a highly collaborative and inclusive community where our employees enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. We are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued, supported and empowered to reach their professional potential.


Enjoy lots of benefits:


Financial incentives:
Monthly family, child and non-resident allowances, annual salary review, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances
Flexible working arrangements office and home working available
Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)


Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to eight bank holidays
Relocation package including installation grant (if applicable)


Campus life:
Free shuttle bus to and from work, on-site library, subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria, casual dress code, extensive sports and soc
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