Genomic Data Scientist - Cancer (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds & London)

Job Description

We are seeking a passionate and innovative Genomic Data Scientist to join our Bioinformatics Research Scientific Consulting team, applying scientific analysis, programming expertise and communication skills to support cancer genomics in an agile, multidisciplinary environment. 

Everyday responsibilities include: 

• Delivery of high-quality research projects to support ongoing cancer research with our external partners. 
• Researching scientific literature to identify new approaches to cancer genome analysis further supporting our translational work. 
• Incorporation of whole genome data with complex real world datasets, demonstrating domain expertise to further inhouse capabilities. 
• Utilising extensive programming and analysis skills, including ML, to further enrich Genomics England’s cancer dataset.
• Communicating with and presenting to both internal and external collaborators from a range of backgrounds. 

Skills and experience for success:

• Understanding of cancer genomics and expertise in the analysis of cancer genomic datasets. 
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or R for efficient data processing and analysis. 
• Experience working in nextflow and familiarity with creating containerised software with suitable version control and documentation would be beneficial.  
• Ability to evaluate statistical and machine learning techniques, apply them in practical scenarios, and interpret results while considering the assumptions and limitations of the methods. 
• Hands-on experience analysing large real world clinical datasets to support translation of genomic science to the clinic. 
• Experience working in cross-functional analytical team in an academic or industry setting. 

Qualifications

PhD or equivalent commercial experience in computational biology, bioinformatics, biostatistics or equivalent quantitative discipline

Additional Information

Salary from: £55,000

Closing date for applications - Wednesday 9th July

Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including: 

• Generous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, additional leave for long service, and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).
• Family-Friendly: Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.
• Pension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10%, however you can contribute more if you wish), Life Assurance (3x salary), an Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme and a Give As You Earn scheme.
• Learning & Development: Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).
• Recognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.
• Health & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.

Equal opportunities and our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace 

Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or social background. 

Genomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being pregnant or recently becoming a parent, race, religion or beliefs, sex or sexual orientation, length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.  

Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour undermines our mission and core values and diminishes the dignity, respect and integrity of all parties. Our People policies outline our commitment to inclusivity. 

We aim to remove barriers in our recruitment processes and to be flexible with our interview processes. Should you require any adjustments that may help you to fully participate in the recruitment process, we encourage you to discuss this with us. 

Culture

We have four key behaviours that represent what we would like Genomics England to feel like and the culture we want to encourage, in order for us to achieve our mission. These behaviours help us all work well together, deliver on our outcomes, celebrate our successes and share feedback with each other. You can read about these and other aspects of our culture here Culture | Genomics England

Blended working model

Genomics England operates a blended working model as we know our people appreciate the flexibility that hybrid working can bring. We expect most people to come into the office a minimum of 2 times each month. However, this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. There is no expectation that people will return to the office full time unless they want to, however, some of our roles require full time on site attendance e.g., lab teams, reception team. 

Our teams and squads have, and will continue to reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit, beyond the minimum. Our office locations are: Canary Wharf, Cambridge and Leeds.

Onboarding background checks

As part of our recruitment process, all successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  We therefore require applicants to disclose any previous offences at point of application, as some unspent convictions may mean we are unable to proceed with your application due to the nature of our work in healthcare.