Senior Scientific Officer (ID506)

Location: Sutton (Greater London)

Key Information

Salary: Commencement on the salary range is subject to comparable skills and experience. Future progression is based on annual performance review.

This role is eligible for ICR Sponsorship. Support will be provided for costs associated with Visa application. If you are considering relocating to the UK, further information can be found here. 

Duration of Contract: Fixed Term for 2 years, with the potential of extension

Pay grade / staff group: Analytical Scientist 2* or 3, Scientific Professional (Dependant on skills and experience)

Hours per week: 35 hours per week (Full Time)

Job Details

Under the leadership of Prof Manuel Salto Tellez, we are seeking to appoint an Analytical Scientist to join the Integrated Pathology Unit. The right candidate will perform digital pathology (DP) and tissue-based artificial intelligence (AI) analysis to samples already generated in haematoxilin-eosin, single-plex immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and complex multiplex experiments, in the context of cancer research, writing novel code when necessary.

Key Requirements

The successful candidate should have experience in tissue computational analysis and in the development of new tools for accurate image analysis and biomarker quantitation.

Department/Directorate Information:

The Integrated Pathology Unit (IPU) is a joint venture between The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH), running an advanced translational tissue hybridization and digital pathology operation, with strong collaborative research and engagement with industry at its core.
Headed by Prof Manuel Salto-Tellez, and led by Dr Tom Lund, the IPU is a tissue-based laboratory with the mission to develop complex and highly quantitative approaches to tissue analysis (wet lab and in-silico) in the space of translational and clinical research, thus applicable in the context of clinical trials and adoption into diagnostic applications.

https://www.cancerbrc.org/integrated-pathology-unit 

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Prof Manuel Salto-Tellez via Email at manuel.salto-tellez@icr.ac.uk. 

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Why work for us?

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The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here.

We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles.

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