Senior Bioinformatician - Canary Wharf, United Kingdom - UK Health Security Agency

UK Health Security Agency

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Canary Wharf, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £51,824 - £65,089
Job grade:

Grade 7
Contract type:
Fixed Term
Length of employment:
FTC 22 months or until 31st March 2026 whichever is earlier

Type of role:

Other
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Homeworking, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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About the job

Benefits:

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Location

Home working or Canary Wharf officeAbout the job

Job summary:

This is an exciting role within the Genomics Public Health Analysis (GPHA) in UKHSA.

As the Senior Bioinformatician you will deliver cutting edge analysis in support of public health decision making, with a particular focus on outbreak response, horizon scanning, emerging infections and developmental genomics work.

Work within the GPHA team is fast paced, responding quickly to changing public health needs.

Location:

The role can either be office based or home working with some travel to our office based in Canary Wharf - 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5EA.

- *Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available. *_

Salary & Grade:
Grade 7 £51,824 - £65,08- salary will be based on location.

Job description:

Responsibilities section:

As the Senior Bioinformatician your main responsibilities will include:

To be responsible for the bioinformatics components of the GPHA analysis processes. Tasks in this area include the development and maintenance of the Horizon Scanning analysis pipelines, and their supporting infrastructure, ensuring the timely delivery service outputs to customers and troubleshooting issues that disrupt business continuity.
To be responsible for the coordination, development and support of specific analysis tools and systems, and to be responsible for the planning and organisation of other online resources and computer systems, as appropriate, through requirements analysis, functional specification, implementation, deployment, and testing. This is achieved through interaction with the appropriate UKHSA and external staff.
To ensure that high quality and responsive support activities are provided by theGPHA Unit. This will include the preparations of regular reports and other materials necessary to evidence the standard of support services.
To be responsible for the project management of a portfolio of projects and to maintain technical documentation. To be responsible for the secure storage, password management and retrieval of sensitive data related to these projects (in line with the policies of GPHA, ICT and the UKHSA).
To support and progress UKAS accreditation by working with the Unit to ensure that appropriate quality standards are met, and where necessary defined, and that documentation and processes are effectively followed by all relevant staff.
Writing and distributing regular project update reports and to provide training and deliver presentations as required.
To take part in UKHSA bioinformatics training and support programmes.
To liaise with scientific and IT staff of external organisations involved in molecular surveillance of pathogens.
Any other duties within the framework of the job grade.

Please review the Job Description for a full list of responsibilities.

Person specification:

Essential

University degree and higher degree in Bioinformatics/computer Science or Life Sciences
Significant professional experience developing and implementing bioinformatics solutions for microbiology.
Evidence of management, supervisory and team building skills
Ability to communicate complex and technical knowledge and ideas to nonspecialist users.
Proven skills in programming languages eg Python, R and versioning software (git)
Able to analyse and evaluate scientific data based on evidence.

Desirable

Second degree/higher degree qualification in Bioinformatics/ computer Science or Life Sciences
Significant experience training other bioinformaticians and nonexperts
Knowledge of Public Health microbiology

Please review the jobs description for the full criteria.

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details:

STAGE - APPLICATION & SIFT:

Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

STAGE - INTERVIEW
This stage will involve an interview via Teams.

Expected Timeline:

Shortlist:

TBC

Interviews:

TBC
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