Ensembl Outreach Project Leader - Hinxton, United Kingdom - European Molecular Biology Laboratory

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Scientific Services and Support
Hinxton, UK

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Ensembl is seeking an enthusiastic Project Leader to join our Outreach team.

Ensembl develops free, comprehensive genome data services for a worldwide audience, distributing gene and genome data through an online genome browser and publicly accessible databases and APIs.

Ensembl Outreach is responsible for training and supporting our users from experimental laboratory scientists to bioinformaticians, and is part of the Non-vertebrate Genomics team, supporting several resources including Ensembl, Ensembl Genomes and the International Genome Sample Resource (IGSR).

Working relationships

Reports to:
Non-vertebrate Genomics Team Leader

Management:
Ensembl Outreach team (2-3 members)

Collaborates with (internal): All members of the Ensembl project; members of the Genome Assembly and Annotation section; EMBL training teams; EMBL EDI office

Collaborates with (external): Workshop hosts and co-organisers

External customers:
Ensembl users; workshop attendees

Your role

As Ensembl Outreach Project Leader you will lead a team of Outreach Officers, who are involved in teaching, training and helping Ensembl users.

Ensembl Outreach responsibilities include:

Planning and delivering training workshops on our browser, tools and APIs, and using these in genome analyses, both virtually and in-person which requires extensive worldwide travel.

Creating and maintaining documentation and e-learning materials.
Disseminating key developments via social media.
Direct interaction with our development teams to fix bugs identified by users and find solutions to user problems.
Identification of datasets of interest to our userbase.

In addition you will be responsible for:
Management of the Outreach team and their activities.
Recruitment and training of new outreach officers.

Coordination of training workshop delivery, liaising with international hosts and course collaborators to set up both standalone courses and Ensembl segments of longer courses.

Aligning the Ensembl Outreach team's activities with EMBL policies and strategy e.g. EDI and Green policy
Contributing to expanding departmental training capabilities through knowledge sharing with other teams and developing joint events.

Developing and driving new initiatives which strategically integrate Ensembl's outreach and training with the training activities of the EMBL-EBI training team and wider EMBL-EBI Service teams.

Continuous development of training and social media approaches - testing wider technical developments and best practices within and beyond our sector.

Liaising with user communities to identify requirements underpinning novel use cases and training needs.
Working with other managers to steer overall Ensembl strategy, providing a user perspective to discussions of future plans.

Closing date: 5 May 2024

Contract duration: 3 years (Grant based contract)

Grading:
Grade 7 (monthly salary starting at £3,934 after tax) + other paid benefits based on personal circumstances

Reference number:
EBI02236

You have

A PhD or equivalent experience in bioinformatics, molecular biology, genetics or a related discipline
Experience planning and delivering training in an academic and/or industrial environment.
Familiarity with commonly-used online bioinformatics tools and resources.
The ability to work independently and can deliver to deadlines
A high level of attention to detail
Experience in managing people or projects
The ability to delegate and prioritise tasks
Excellent English communication skills; written and verbal, both to facilitate effective internal communications as well as with external collaborators and users
The ability to work well as a part of a team
Enthusiasm to deliver presentations and workshops both online and at scientific institutes worldwide

You might also have

Technical bioinformatics skills e.g. Working with large scale NGS analysis, such as clinical genomics analysis, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq or similar; Using UNIX/Linux; Scripting in Python, Perl or R, particularly to access public databases; Working with relational databases
Experience in teaching, public outreach, online help, customer service or planning events

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, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and