Senior Bioinformatician - biotech

Your new companyYou will be joining a growing biotech company in Oxfordshire focused on developing new approaches within immunology and infectious diseases.They have a highly innovative approach and a dynamic, collaborative work environment with a highly experienced team and senior leadership. This biotech is looking to hire an experienced bioinformatician to join their growing team.Your new roleYou will be working with the bioinformatics leadership as well as the wider team on a variety of research projects across the drug discovery and development lifecycle.The company has a hybrid working policy with an expectation of 2 days/week in the office.Main responsibilities will include:

• Hands-on analysis and interpretation of transcriptomic (bulk RNAseq) and NGS data sets, as well as potentially other omics data
• Run existing tools and pipelines and optimise these where necessary, eg implementing a new tool or potentially developing new ones
• Work closely with other bioinformatics and wet lab scientists on research problems to identify new approaches and solutions
• Apply deep knowledge of bioinformatic techniques to solve complex problems.
• Identify new data sources and analytical solutions
• Lead projects through proactive team participation and collaboration with senior research representatives

What you'll need to succeed

• A PhD / MSc (or equivalent experience) in a subject such as bioinformatics, computational biology, data science, biology, statistics or similar
• A strong track record of analysing transcriptomic (either bulk RNAseq or scRNAseq) and other NGS data sets
• An understanding of molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, or related fields, preferably with knowledge of infectious diseases, protein science or oncology
• Significant independent research experience in academia or industry, with a preference for hands-on experience within a pharmaceutical, biotech or CRO/consultancy company
• Good programming/scripting skills in R/BioConductor and/or Python, as well as shell scripting (Bash) and a familiarity with Linux systems
• Experience building NGS pipelines and/or helping to develop database systems using SQL or similar
• Good communication and team-working skills and an interest in solving complex problems

Experience of antibody / immune receptor analysis or cell therapy approaches is an advantage but is not required for the role.What you'll get in returnYou'll have the chance to make a significant impact on an innovative biotech business and their drug pipeline.The role also offers a good daily rate and flexible/hybrid working options.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.Keywords:bioinformatics, bioinformatician, computational, genomics, transcriptomic, RNAseq, proteomic, data, biotech, pharmaceutical, drug, discovery, development, infectious, diseases, oncology, project, R, python, NGS, machine, learning, biology, immunology