Summary: The role of Senior Bioinformatician at a growing biotech company in Oxfordshire involves collaborating with bioinformatics leadership and the wider team on various research projects throughout the drug discovery and development lifecycle. The position requires hands-on analysis of transcriptomic and NGS data, optimization of existing tools, and proactive collaboration with other scientists. The company promotes a dynamic work environment with a hybrid working policy, expecting employees to be in the office two days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Hands-on analysis and interpretation of transcriptomic and NGS data sets.
• Run existing tools and pipelines, optimizing them as necessary.
• Collaborate with bioinformatics and wet lab scientists to identify new approaches and solutions.
• Apply deep knowledge of bioinformatic techniques to solve complex problems.
• Identify new data sources and analytical solutions.
• Lead projects through proactive team participation and collaboration with senior research representatives.

Key Skills:

• PhD/MSc (or equivalent experience) in bioinformatics, computational biology, data science, or related fields.
• Strong track record of analyzing transcriptomic and NGS data sets.
• Understanding of molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, or related fields.
• Significant independent research experience in academia or industry.
• Good programming/scripting skills in R/BioConductor and/or Python, as well as shell scripting (Bash).
• Experience building NGS pipelines and/or developing database systems using SQL or similar.
• Good communication and team-working skills.
• Experience in antibody/immune receptor analysis or cell therapy approaches is an advantage.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Oxford

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT