Senior Genomics & ML Scientist — Pathogen Metagenomics

The Ellison Institute Of Technology (eit); Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Annual Bonus

Enhanced holiday pay

Pension

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Hospital Cash Plan

Therapy Services

Perk Box

Electric Car Scheme

Job summary

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) in Oxford seeks a (Senior) Scientist to design, develop, and evaluate novel computational methods translating metagenomic sequencing data into actionable results in clinical or public health contexts.

You will collaborate with bioinformaticians, data scientists, microbiologists, and software engineers to deliver clinically relevant innovation in microbial genomics and to validate methods at scale.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent experience in a quantitative field (e.g., computational biology, computer science, mathematics, physics).
• Track record of developing computational algorithms or tools in the genomics space.
• Algorithms: designed/released a tool in areas like sequence search/storage, genome assembly/annotation, pangenome graphs, phylogenetics.
• AI/ML: ownership of model training/evaluation at scale with deep understanding of methods/architectures.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and statistics (e.g., De Bruijn graphs, embeddings, Bayesian methods).
• Solid programming skills (Python; C, C++, or Rust is a plus) and software development practices (version control, CI/CD).
• Desirable: microbial genomics, long-read sequencing data (ONT), cloud computing, workflow management, and ML ops.
• Senior: mentoring or line‑managing scientists.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evaluate novel computational algorithms in taxonomic classification and antimicrobial resistance.
• Develop ML/AI techniques for pathogen genomics in collaboration with scientists across EIT.
• Validate and benchmark methods using public and internal datasets.
• Work with bioinformaticians and software engineers to implement methods in scalable, reproducible workflows.
• Communicate technical work clearly to interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Algorithm development

ML in Genomics

Bioinformatics

Python

C/C++

Rust

Data structures

CI/CD

Mentoring

Education

PhD or equivalent

Tools

Cloud computing

ML Ops

ONT sequencing

Workflow management

Job description

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) in Oxford seeks a (Senior) Scientist to design, develop, and evaluate novel computational methods translating metagenomic sequencing data into actionable results in clinical or public health contexts.

You will collaborate with bioinformaticians, data scientists, microbiologists, and software engineers to deliver clinically relevant innovation in microbial genomics and to validate methods at scale.