Lead Bioinformatician

Proclinical is seeking a Lead Bioinformatician to be based in Cambridge on a permanent basis.

For the management and scientific direction of a computational team in the field of cancer genomics data and biomarker development, we are looking for a computational lead with experience in project management, bioinformatics workflow delivery and team leadership. Industry experience is expected but academics with leadership experience will be considered as well.

Previous experience with regulatory compliance and software accreditation would also be valuable. There is flexibility for the exact profile and experience of the applicant, provided they can demonstrate their qualities in the general area of computational biology and motivation to join a young company in the field of cancer genomics in a full-time role.

Job Responsibilties:

• Manage the development of new algorithms, bioinformatics pipelines and tools for cancer diagnostics
• Act as an interface between lab/commercial teams and software developers to prioritise and organise projects
• Contribute to quality management of computational biology processes and development of a system that conforms to regulatory standards
• Provide scientific leadership by managing a team of computational scientists.

Skills and Requirements:

• Expertise in software development, typically but not necessarily in an industry setting and knowledge of the bioinformatics field.
• Experience in constructing and running bioinformatics pipelines for high throughput sequencing datasets (Required)
• Expertise in Python (required) and knowledge of R programming (Desirable)
• Experience with the management of a computational team, ideally bioinformatics (Desirable)
• Established track record in bringing projects to completion on time using project management approaches (Desirable)
• Knowledge of cancer genomics (Desirable)
• Prior experience with work in a regulated environment, in particular for software versioning and quality assurance, such as ISO 13485, EN 62304, ISO 15189, or other (Desirable)

To Apply:

Please click on the Apply button. Please include a short note outlining why you are interested in the role and why you think you are suitable.
In case you have difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please call Sam Walker on +44 203 8569 336 or upload your CV on our website - www.Proclinical.com.
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