Genomics Bioinformatics Scientist - Data-Driven Insights

Mercor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor seeks a bioinformatics specialist to perform realistic, multi-step data analyses and to design exact, objective questions. You will anonymize data from public archives or private sources for rigorous modeling and analysis with Python or R in Jupyter, producing reproducible outputs and clear interpretations.

The role emphasizes precise scientific writing and an ability to communicate uncertainty and conclusions within a translational biology context.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD (or equivalent) in bioinformatics or related field.
• Hands-on experience analyzing sequencing and omics data from raw reads to interpretation.
• Experience with tools listed (samtools, bcftools, bedtools, BWA, Bowtie2, BLAST) and Python or R/Bioconductor.
• Ability to write and run Jupyter notebooks that reproduce work exactly.
• Clear, precise scientific writing.
• Access to unpublished/private datasets is a strong plus.
• Deep knowledge of at least one niche area is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Complete realistic, multi-step scientific data-analysis tasks in bioinformatics.
• Write original bioinformatics questions where each answer is exact and objective.
• Choose and anonymize data from public archives or private data for analysis.
• Use scientific software, code, and command-line tools to generate reproducible analyses.
• Develop a Jupyter validation notebook in Python or R to reproduce the answer.
• Interpret results in the context of the underlying biological question, communicating assumptions and conclusions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Scientific writing

Reproducible research

Education

Masters or PhD in bioinformatics or related field

Tools

samtools

bcftools

bedtools

BWA

Bowtie2

BLAST

Python (pandas, Biopython, pysam)

R/Bioconductor (DESeq2, edgeR, limma, GenomicRanges)

Jupyter notebooks

Job description

Mercor seeks a bioinformatics specialist to perform realistic, multi-step data analyses and to design exact, objective questions. You will anonymize data from public archives or private sources for rigorous modeling and analysis with Python or R in Jupyter, producing reproducible outputs and clear interpretations.

The role emphasizes precise scientific writing and an ability to communicate uncertainty and conclusions within a translational biology context.