Senior Bioinformatician

Location: Centre for Human Genetics, Building for Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Senior Bioinformatician to work within David Church’s research group at the Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine as part of the Oxford LynchVax project. LynchVax is a multidisciplinary group, the aim of which is to develop a vaccine to prevent cancer in people with Lynch Syndrome (LS).

You will be responsible for developing informatics structures to manage large datasets, including the organisation of data storage and repository solutions that meet current publishing standards. You will provide bioinformatics expertise, support and teaching to a multi-disciplinary team of biological, computational and clinical researchers by curating and processing raw ‘omic and spatial biology data and performing hypothesis led and hypothesis generating primary analysis to apply bioinformatics solutions to biomedical problems relevant to this project.

To be successfully in this role, you will hold a PhD/DPhil in Biostatistics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computing, Mathematical Biology or a related subject along with demonstrable experience, ability and practical success in biostatistics or bioinformatics. You will have research experience and a publication record and will be able to supervise staff. You will also have excellent data analysis skills, including experience with analysing whole genome, whole exome and RNAseq data and be proficient in the use of statistical programming languages such as R/BioConductor.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online (via the ‘Apply’ button above) and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.

This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract until 30^th August 2027 and is funded by Cancer Research UK. Please note that the interview will take place.

Only applications received before 12 midday on September 11^th Wednesday 2024 will be considered. Please quote 174886 on all correspondence.

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