Software Developer - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Wellcome Sanger Institute

Wellcome Sanger Institute
Wellcome Sanger Institute
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Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges.


We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Principal Software Developer (Computational Scientist) to develop a pipeline for genome assembly curation using machine learning.

Genome assembly is one the most challenging tasks in Bioinformatics.

The Darwin Tree of Life project at the Sanger Institute plans to produce ~70,000 whole genome assemblies and currently the bottleneck of scale-up is genome curation required with human manual inputs.

Machine learning methods will be developed to train the current available datasets such as Hi-C images and synteny information with an aim to reduce human manipulations.


About the role

You will be responsible for:

  • Lead the initiative of automated pipelines for genome curations to speed up the assembly production.
  • Lead the development of a software pipeline in assembly curation using machine learning methods and manage the currently available resources.
  • Assess the quality of the curation pipeline and provide feedback to aid the development of in-house assembly algorithms by the genome assembly team.
  • Document protocols and provide guidance to give users a better understanding of the potential and limitations of assembler tools.
  • Publish peer-reviewed papers in journals and present work in national and international conferences.

About You
You will be highly motivated and experienced computational scientist with excellent skills in C/C++ programming. Previous experiences in AI/Machine Learning will be an advantage.


About Us

Essential Technical Skills

  • A PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a computational related area or related discipline
  • Highly skilled in C/C++ programming under Unix/Linux
  • Experiences in large scale scientific computation/simulation
  • Numerical algorithm design
  • AI/Machine learning experiences

Competencies and Behaviours

  • Eager to learn new skills
  • Ability to mentor junior members of the team
  • Enthusiastic, flexible and proactive
  • Proven ability to work independently and organise own workload
  • Ability to communicate effectively about complex technical matters with both technical experts and nonspecialists
  • Effective written and oral communication and proven ability to work in a collaborative environment
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders at all levels
  • Ability to quickly and effectively forge relationships with external and internal stakeholders

Application Process:


Hybrid Working:

We have adopted a hybrid working model to allow for flexibility between office and remote working. We can discuss this further with you at interview stage.


Salary range:
£58,549 to £68,000 (dependant on skills and experience)


Contract Type:
Permanent


Closing Date:20th August 2023


Working at Wellcome Sanger:

Our flexible-hybrid working environment is designed to support a healthy work-life balance.

This means you can work flexibly with a combination of working from home, and working from our Campus to allow you to focus on being productive and part of the team while enjoying the benefits of working flexibly.


We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world.

We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness.

The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.


We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.

That's why we're committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute.

We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.


Our Benefits:

We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme.

The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.

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