Bioinformatician (Junior)

Umbilical Life; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative BioAI biotech company is seeking a passionate Junior Bioinformatician to join their R&D Bioinformatics Product team. This role offers the opportunity to work remotely from the UK, with occasional onsite visits. You will contribute to the development of bioinformatics workflows and support the ML and Bioinformatics teams in delivering biomarkers for various diseases. Ideal candidates will have a strong educational background in Bioinformatics and hands-on experience in Python programming and Multi-Omics. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow within a dynamic team and engage in cutting-edge projects that have a real impact on healthcare.

Qualifications

• MSC in Bioinformatics or related field required.
• Demonstrated expertise in Python programming and Multi-Omics.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of bioinformatics workflows.
• Utilise multi-modal omics data to generate biomarker insights.

Skills

Python programming

Bioinformatics workflows

Multi-Omics

Machine Learning

Excellent communication

Education

MSC in Bioinformatics

Computational biology

Machine Learning

Tools

Nextflow

Snakemake

Job description

My client, a BioAI biotech company focused on developing a cutting-edge drug development and diagnostics platform, is searching for an enthusiastic early-career (Junior) Bioinformatician to join their expert R&D Bioinformatics Product team as they are growing with exciting partnerships and innovative projects in their pipeline.

For the right candidate, this position can be UK Remote with occasional quarterly visits onsite.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of bioinformatics workflows
• Utilise multi-modal omics data to generate biomarker insights
• Support ML and Bioinformatics teams with discovery, development and delivery of biomarkers for multiple disease indications

Your Profile

• MSC in Bioinformatics, Computational biology, Machine Learning (or similar)
• Demonstrated expertise in Python programming (work experience or internships)
• Expertise in working with Multi-Omics is essential (NGS/Mass spec omics)
• Experience with Nextflow (or snakemake) for NGS pipeline development
• Excellent communication and team player mentality
• Enthusiasm to learn and grow within an expert team

Preferred expertise

• ML Expertise, including deployment (MLOps)
• Experience with Immunology or oncology projects
• Imaging, proteomics, metabolomics, single cell data types - the more modalities of data you have worked with, the better!

No sponsorship - UK residents only!