Senior Cancer Bioinformatician

Paramount Recruitment ,
London, Greater London
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Senior Cancer Bioinformatician London Genomics England applies state of the art approaches to whole genome sequences for processing, analysis, quality assurance and annotation. This includes integrating phenotypic and other clinical data with whole genome sequencing to create a world-leading, high fidelity data repository for the NHS and third party users. The Bioinformatics team develops and applies state of the art approaches to 100,000 whole genome sequences (WGS) in the areas of: Analysis of WGS in cancer and rare diseases Sequence alignment and variant calling of up to 100 genomes per day Quality assurance and sample provenance monitoring This senior level analyst role is part of a highly motivated Bioinformatics team, working as part of a small team responsible for cancer analysis. Your responsibilities will include: Monitoring quality of WGS data Benchmarking tools for cancer WGS analysis Performing computational analyses for a range of projects Developing and implementing new features for cancer sequencing data analysis Establishing general bioinformatics resources for day-to-day use by colleagues You will need to meet the following requirements: MSc or PhD (or equivalent experience) in Bioinformatics or Cancer Molecular Biology or equivalent work experience Good knowledge of cancer genomics Solid skillset in Bioinformatics and experience of working as a computational biologist Practical knowledge of NGS algorithms and available resources for cancer bioinformatics Experience with full cycle of analysing NGS data from sequencing QC to annotation and prioritization of variants Experience with handling large data sets and setting pipelines Strong programming skills (Python, R); ability to develop codes as a part of team Practical knowledge and understanding of statistics Excellent technical writing skills A demonstrable ability to cope under pressure and deliver to deadlines Ability to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues Ability to work independently and to show initiative within a team Ability to prioritise and balance competing demands There are some great benefits on offer with this role including a competitive salary, pension, generous holidays and more. Please do not hesitate to contact Harvey Uppal at or call (44) 121 616 3407 to discuss this opportunity further. Keywords: Bioinformatics, Genomics, London, WGS, WES, Cancer, NGS, Molecular, Biology, Computational, QA, QC, Analyst, Python, R, Statistics, Somatic, Pipelines. Paramount Recruitment Limited provides services as an agency and an employment business. We regularly have similar roles in this area. Please see our website for details or send your CV in to us to find out the latest opportunities. By applying for this position you agree to our privacy policy which can be found here: https://www.pararecruit.com/legal/privacy-policy/ This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89902831

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