Clinical Bioinformatician - 18040 (3)

Talentmark Limited; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentmark Limited seeks a Clinical Bioinformatician to join a global biopharmaceutical company on a contract basis for about six months. The role is hybrid with three days a week in the Slough office.

You will analyse omics data from clinical portfolio studies, develop analysis methods and pipelines, and document reproducible code and analyses in line with best practices for patient-level data. Experience with RNAseq and single-cell data is essential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field with experience analysing omics data
• Strong expertise in analysing large bulk and single-cell RNAseq datasets and deriving biological insights
• Excellent computational skills: R, HPC/Unix, cloud or pipelining platforms and Docker

Responsibilities

• Process, analyse and interpret omics data from clinical portfolio studies to uncover biological mechanisms, treatment effects and safety signals
• Develop analysis methods and pipelines using state-of-the-art tools and technologies
• Document code and analyses, ensuring reproducible results in line with best practice for patient-level data
• Write clear, well-structured reports covering methods and results
• Contribute to scientific publications, including conference abstracts, presentations and manuscripts

Skills

R programming

HPC/Unix

Docker

RNA-seq analysis

Single-cell RNA-seq

Pipelines

Statistics

Data visualization

Education

Master's degree or PhD in relevant field

Tools

DNAnexus

Cloud platforms

Job description

Talentmark is recruiting a Clinical Bioinformatician to join a global pharmaceutical company on a contract basis, initially for approximately 6 months. This role is hybrid, with 3 days per week in the office in Slough.

Company:

Our client is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating value for people living with severe diseases in immunology and neurology now and into the future.

Salary:

• From £36.55 per hour (PAYE)
• £50.27 per hour (Umbrella)

Clinical Bioinformatician Role:

• Process, analyse and interpret omics data from clinical portfolio studies to uncover biological mechanisms, treatment effects and safety signals.
• Develop analysis methods and pipelines using state-of-the-art tools and technologies.
• Document code and analyses, ensuring reproducible results in line with best practice for patient-level data.
• Write clear, well-structured reports covering methods and results.
• Contribute to scientific publications, including conference abstracts, presentations and manuscripts.

Your Background:

• Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field, with experience analysing omics data (industry experience preferred).
• Strong expertise in analysing large bulk and single-cell RNAseq datasets and deriving biological insights (spatial, epigenomic and proteomic experience is a bonus).
• Skilled in functional interpretation of omics data, e.g. pathway enrichment, functional module detection, causal reasoning.
• Excellent computational skills: R proficiency, HPC/Unix, cloud or pipelining platforms and Docker (DNAnexus is a plus).
• Solid grounding in statistics and data visualisation, plus the ability to communicate findings clearly to expert and non-expert audiences (publication experience preferred).

Company:

Our client is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating value for people living with severe diseases in immunology and neurology now and into the future.

Please note: This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.