Plant Genotyping Research Associate

Wild Bioscience; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group life cover

Pension plan (5% company)

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Regular team socials

Complimentary refreshments

Job summary

Wild Bio is seeking a Research Associate to join the plant genotyping team. You will perform hands-on molecular biology at the bench and contribute to computational analysis of genotyping data, supporting pipelines across crops like wheat and soybean.

The role focuses on wet-lab work, primer design, and running analysis pipelines in Linux environments, with collaboration across multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biology or related field with hands-on lab experience.
• Strong wet-lab molecular biology experience, esp. nucleic acid extraction and PCR.
• Experience designing primers for genotyping or molecular assays.
• Linux/Unix command-line proficiency for data analysis.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and data analysis workflows.
• Collaborative team member with initiative and curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Plant Genotyping team's genotyping of crops.
• Prepare materials and perform routine lab tasks including extractions and PCR.
• Run genotyping pipelines and command-line analysis of sequencing data.
• Design and validate primers/probes for assays.
• Maintain and develop analysis scripts and pipelines.
• Collect and analyse genotyping data; keep ELN records up to date.
• Follow SOPs and support process improvements; participate in meetings.

Skills

Genotyping

PCR

Primer design

Linux CLI

Python

Shell scripting

Nucleic acid extraction

CRISPR analysis

Team collaboration

High-throughput

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology

Master's desirable

Tools

Bioinformatics tools

Job description

Wild Bio is seeking a Research Associate to join the plant genotyping team. You will perform hands-on molecular biology at the bench and contribute to computational analysis of genotyping data, supporting pipelines across crops like wheat and soybean.

The role focuses on wet-lab work, primer design, and running analysis pipelines in Linux environments, with collaboration across multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced setting.