Bio IT Project Manager

Eurofins USA; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnological company is seeking a Project Manager in Bioinformatics to oversee IT solutions and data processing. You'll manage daily operations, develop automation scripts, and ensure smooth communications across interdisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate has a relevant degree and strong programming skills. This full-time, hybrid role is based in Milton Keynes, England and offers various employee benefits including enhanced annual leave and a company pension plan.

Benefits

Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement

Company Pension Plan

Life Assurance Scheme

Health and Wellbeing Programmes

Free parking

Worldwide career opportunities

Qualifications

• Sound hands-on experience in handling / analysing NGS Data.
• Professional language skills in English – both written and spoken.
• Knowledge in Quality management and compliance to ISO17025 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop scripts to automate data transfer.
• Execute and monitor primary analysis of the data generated from lab.
• Communicate with IT to ensure any expansion needed is fulfilled.

Skills

Programming skills (bash, Python)

Knowledge of Linux operations

Experience analyzing NGS Data

Communication skills

Analytical approach

Education

Bachelor’s degree in (Applied) Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or related

Tools

Docker

Singularity

Job description

Job Description

For this position we are looking for an experienced and pragmatic Project Manager in Bioinformatics who will be responsible for the implementation and day-to-day operation of the IT solution processing the data generated during production.

Please note this is full time hybrid role, working 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 08:00 till 16:00.

Responsibilities

• Develop scripts to automate data transfer.
• Execute and monitor primary analysis of the data generated from lab (array and NGS).
• Monitoring automated processes.
• Ensure and facilitate pro-active communication and consulting interdisciplinary teams at multiple sites.
• Support customers and project management team through communication, troubleshooting and resolution of any issues and concerns.
• Writing SOPs.
• Communicating with IT to ensure any expansion needed is fulfilled.
• Troubleshooting any IT related issues.
• Development, modification, verification and validation of methods.
• Analysis of results.
• Report, review and authorization of results.
• Managing servers and SFTP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in (Applied) Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or a related discipline.
• Good programming skills in scripted languages, particularly bash, Python.
• Knowledge of Linux operations from command line.
• Sound hands-on experience in handling / analysing NGS Data.
• Technical knowledge on the field of array analysis is a plus.
• Experience in analysing NGS Data in cloud (Illumina Basespace, DNANexus) is a plus.
• Experience in using software container (Docker, Singularity).
• Professional language skills in English – both written and spoken.
• Knowledge in Quality management and compliance to ISO17025, (GCP/GCLP) preferred.
• Systematic and detail-oriented.
• Strong communication to all types of people, both verbally and in writing.
• Observant and analytical in your approach to tasks.
• Structured in your workflow and able to navigate a busy workday.

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health Cash Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work our employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and its requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get to know your key skills and strengths.

Your data
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/