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July 4, 2024
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Company Description
Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments – with patients and participants at the heart of it all.
Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.
We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.
Job Description
We are seeking a passionate and innovative Genomic Data Scientist to join our cutting-edge team based on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
You will work in an agile, collaborative environment as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing strong programming skills for germline and somatic variant analyses for our Long Reads pipeline squad.
Everyday Responsibilities Include
Researching scientific literature, identifying new approaches to genome analysis, and contributing to the publication and dissemination of our findings.
Developing and fine-tuning algorithms for variant prioritization and classification for cancer diagnostics and screening.
Benchmarking and improving tools for processing and analyzing whole genome data (e.g., alignment, variant callers, quality control), and performing custom computational analyses.
Skills
Managing the full cycle of NGS data analysis, from sequencing QC to annotation and prioritization of variantsSkills and experience for success:
Strong programming skills in Python and R.
Knowledge of statistics and/or machine learning.
Familiarity with high-throughput sequencing algorithms.
Qualifications
Expertise in cancer genomics, understanding tumor drivers, and interpreting genomic data through targeted pathways.
Proficiency in using Python for efficient data processing and analysis.
Hands-on experience in developing high-quality, reusable code, with a strong command of Git and CI/CD practices.
Ability to evaluate statistical and machine learning techniques, apply them in practical scenarios, and interpret results while considering the assumptions and limitations of the methods.
Experience working in cross-functional analytical team in an academic or industry setting.
Additional Information
Salary from £55,000
Benefits
Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including:
30 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), with additional days for long service awards
A generous pension scheme of up to 15% combined contribution
Life Assurance (3 x salary)
Individual learning budgets for every colleague, a Blinkist account and a wide variety of courses on our portal
A wide variety of wellness benefits including Gympass, a Headspace account, free weekly Yoga classes
Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
Blended working arrangementsTalk to our Talent Team and find out how a career with Genomics England will benefit you.
We are aware of an ongoing issue with our application portal which is leading to some applications not being received. We are investigating this, but in the meantime, if you do not receive an email confirming your application was successful please email (url removed) with your CV and any cover note you wish to add, to ensure you are considered for the role
Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, and best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any , , , , , , or social background.
Genomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of , , or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being or recently becoming a parent, , or beliefs, or , length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.
Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour is contrary to
Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments – with patients and participants at the heart of it all.
Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.
We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.
Job Description
We are seeking a passionate and innovative Genomic Data Scientist to join our cutting-edge team based on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
You will work in an agile, collaborative environment as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing strong programming skills for germline and somatic variant analyses for our Long Reads pipeline squad.
Everyday Responsibilities Include
Researching scientific literature, identifying new approaches to genome analysis, and contributing to the publication and dissemination of our findings.
Developing and fine-tuning algorithms for variant prioritization and classification for cancer diagnostics and screening.
Benchmarking and improving tools for processing and analyzing whole genome data (e.g., alignment, variant callers, quality control), and performing custom computational analyses.
Skills
Managing the full cycle of NGS data analysis, from sequencing QC to annotation and prioritization of variantsSkills and experience for success:
Strong programming skills in Python and R.
Knowledge of statistics and/or machine learning.
Familiarity with high-throughput sequencing algorithms.
Qualifications
Expertise in cancer genomics, understanding tumor drivers, and interpreting genomic data through targeted pathways.
Proficiency in using Python for efficient data processing and analysis.
Hands-on experience in developing high-quality, reusable code, with a strong command of Git and CI/CD practices.
Ability to evaluate statistical and machine learning techniques, apply them in practical scenarios, and interpret results while considering the assumptions and limitations of the methods.
Experience working in cross-functional analytical team in an academic or industry setting.
Additional Information
Salary from £55,000
Benefits
Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including:
30 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), with additional days for long service awards
A generous pension scheme of up to 15% combined contribution
Life Assurance (3 x salary)
Individual learning budgets for every colleague, a Blinkist account and a wide variety of courses on our portal
A wide variety of wellness benefits including Gympass, a Headspace account, free weekly Yoga classes
Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
Blended working arrangementsTalk to our Talent Team and find out how a career with Genomics England will benefit you.
We are aware of an ongoing issue with our application portal which is leading to some applications not being received. We are investigating this, but in the meantime, if you do not receive an email confirming your application was successful please email (url removed) with your CV and any cover note you wish to add, to ensure you are considered for the role
Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, and best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any , , , , , , or social background.
Genomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of , , or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being or recently becoming a parent, , or beliefs, or , length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.
Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour is contrary to
