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Sequencing Scientist - Milton Keynes - £28,000

Bond Williams
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK10 9QA

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • An experienced Sequencing Scientist is needed for a temporary contract in Milton Keynes, MK6, lasting until the end of April 2025.
  • The role involves working with clinical samples in a hospital lab environment, focusing on QC, preparation, and sequencing using Nanopore Sequencing Technologies.
  • Key responsibilities include sample quantification, shearing, DNA size selection, and operating PromethION sequencing devices.
  • Candidates should have a background in chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field, along with previous experience in next generation sequencing library preparation.
  • The position offers a salary of £40,000 and requires at least 2 years of relevant experience.

An experienced Sequencing Scientist is required to join an exciting genomics project in Milton Keynes, MK6. This is a temporary contract runnig until the end of April 2025 initially, dealing with clinical samples in a hospital lab environment.

The Sequencing Scientist will be responsible for QC, preparation and sequencing of clinical samples using Nanopore Sequencing Technologies. Specific tasks include:

  • Sample quantification including, qubit, plate reader and other common QC platforms
  • Sample shearing using G-tubes, Megarupter and FastPrep.
  • DNA size selection
  • Loading and running of Flow cells on PromethION sequencing devices.

The ideal Sequencing Scientist will come from a chemistry, biochemistry or similar scientific background and must have previous next generation sequencing library preparation experience.

While the role is based in Milton Keynes, some of the initial training will take place in Oxford for which local accommodation and expenses can be provided.

Bond Williams Professional Recruitment are an equal opportunity employer and operate as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency

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