Senior Bioinformatician - Mutographs of Cancer


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23rd March 2017

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CB10 1SA

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£31498 - £39729

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Salary Range: £ 31,498 to £ 39,729, plus excellent benefits. Fixed-Term contract for 5 years.

Two exciting Software Development opportunities have become available under the leadership of Professor Sir Mike Stratton as part of the CRUK Grand Challenge, Mutographs of Cancer project. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidates to apply novel bioinformatic algorithms to unravel the mutational signatures that will hopefully explain the major global differences in cancer incidence, to understand the biological mechanisms underlying cancer-causing mutational processes and to explore their application towards surveillance of mutagenic exposures in human populations.

The successful candidates will be embedded in a multidisciplinary team and will be tasked with further contributing towards developing the analysis pipelines for this project. These roles involve working at the interface between scientific and IT staff on this projects to ensure efficient analysis of the DNA sequencing data sets.

These positions would suit a Bioinformatician/Software Developer who enjoys developing or enhancing software tools for analysis of complex NGS biological data sets and to make these efficient, visually appealing and interpretable by the scientific/clinical community. We are looking for individuals who enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary team environment to help solve complex IT issues which will ultimately aid our understanding of mutational processes in human cells.

Essential Skills

* Good degree in Bioinformatics or Computer Science with a scientific background.

* Software development skills (using Perl and/or Python)

* ORACLE/MySQL databases

* Experience of handling Next Generation sequencing data

* LSF or Open Grid scheduling software

* Experience working, developing and compiling software tools in a UNIX/LINUX environment.

* Enjoy working as part of a team

Ideal Skills

* Software development using a compiled language (C,C++,Java)

* Experience of statistical analysis in a bioinformatics (in R)

* Experience of workflow management IT systems

* Experience of VMware, OpenStack or Amazon Web Services (AWS)

* Experience of working in an Agile Software Development Group

* Web development using Perl, Java, HTML(5), CSS, JavaScript

* Background in cancer genetics

Other information

The Sanger Institute is a charitably funded research centre focused on understanding the role of genetics in health and disease. We use state of the art large-scale genomic approaches to drive world-leading projects to uncover the basis of genetic and infectious disease.

The Institute is located near Cambridge, UK on the stunning Wellcome Genome Campus. This growing and dynamic site is the British hub of genomic science. It hosts the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), Open Targets, a Biodata Innovation Centre and will soon host Genomics England Limited's 100,000 Genomes Sequencing Centre. The Campus is also home to Wellcome Genome Campus Connecting Science.

To help researchers to develop their skills and networks, the Institute hosts a range of scientific seminars with internal and invited speakers, scientific group meetings and skills development workshops.

Our Benefits include: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme, Group Income Protection, Healthcare scheme, Childcare Vouchers, Workplace Nursery and 25 days Annual Leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30, plus Bank Holidays. We also have a gym, two cafes, dining facilities, and a free campus bus service. Our thriving Sports and Social Club provides many opportunities to meet with people working across the campus.

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.

Please include a covering letter and CV with your application.

Closing date for applications: 19th April 2017, however applications will be considered and reviewed on an on-going basis and therefore the post may be filled before the deadline.

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