Postdoc: Genomics & Neonatal Biomarker Discovery

CamWebDir; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellcome Sanger Institute invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on large-scale genetic and multi-omic analyses in early-life traits and perinatal conditions. The role is based at the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge with access to extensive sequencing capacity and computational resources.

The successful candidate will join the Martin group, contributing to analyses of proteomic, epigenetic and genomic data, and develop biomarkers for pregnancy complications and neonatal

Qualifications

• PhD in statistics, genetics, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics or related field.
• Experience analysing large-scale omics data with quality control and normalization.
• Strong programming in Python and/or R on Unix/Linux.
• Experience or enthusiasm for using AI tools in research.
• Ability to write reproducible code with GitHub, Snakemake/Nextflow, RMarkdown.

Responsibilities

• Analyse large-scale proteomic data from dried blood spots to develop biomarkers.
• Link results to registry data to study molecular subtypes, prediction and aetiology.
• Analyze large genetic datasets to study neonatal conditions.
• Investigate MoBa cohort data to explore genetic influences on neurodevelopmental and perinatal traits.

Skills

Large-scale omics analyses

Statistical methods for omics

Data quality control and normalization

Advanced data analysis

Communication of results

Independent problem solving

Team collaboration

Biostatistics

Creativity in research

Project prioritization

Education

PhD in statistics/genetics/genomics/proteomics or related field

Tools

Python

R

Unix/Linux

Snakemake

Nextflow

GitHub

RMarkdown

Job description

Wellcome Sanger Institute invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on large-scale genetic and multi-omic analyses in early-life traits and perinatal conditions. The role is based at the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge with access to extensive sequencing capacity and computational resources.

The successful candidate will join the Martin group, contributing to analyses of proteomic, epigenetic and genomic data, and develop biomarkers for pregnancy complications and neonatal