Bioinformatician

Edinburgh
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Job Title: Bioinformatician

Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid 2-3 Days On-site)

Salary: £40,000 - 60,000 D.O.E

Our client is seeking a talented bioinformatician to join their dynamic team in Edinburgh. This hybrid role requires the candidate to be based in, or willing to relocate to, Edinburgh.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and implement novel pipelines for single-cell and spatial transcriptomic data analysis.
Assist in constructing and maintaining internal databases.
Collaborate closely with the Bioinformatics team to advance our target discovery platform.
Engage extensively with colleagues at our Cambridge R&D site.Responsibilities Include:

Running single-cell and single-nuclei RNA-seq analytical pipelines to identify therapeutic targets.
Establishing spatial transcriptomic analysis pipelines.
Keeping abreast of the latest methodologies in single-cell genomics.
Working collaboratively with the scientific team and external partners.
Effectively communicating and presenting data to various audiences.
Maintaining accurate electronic records and code repositories.
Contributing to the development of the drug discovery platform.Experience and Requirements:

Essential:

PhD or Masters in a relevant scientific discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
Proficiency in single-cell transcriptome/genome data analysis.
Experience in analysing and interpreting large datasets.
Competence in statistical (e.g., R) and programming (e.g., Python, Java) languages.
Strong analytical and statistical skills.
Excellent communication skills in English.
Good interpersonal and time management skills.
Ability to work independently and troubleshoot new techniques.
Ambition to contribute to a transformative company.Desirable:

Experience with 10x Genomics Chromium single-cell or single-nuclei transcriptomics data.
Experience with 10x Genomics Xenium or VisiumHD spatial transcriptomics data.
Experience in pipeline construction and implementation with Nextflow.
Interest in machine learning applications in bioinformatics.In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

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