PhD Bioinformatician

Our client is a fast growing medical technology company revolutionising the point of care molecular diagnostics within the life science sector. They have a need for a Bioinformatician to join the team with a background in sequence-based bioinformatics to contribute on projects leading to the development of diagnostic assays and the platform.
Our client is based in Newcastle and offer hybrid working for those further away so long as you can make it to site a few days a week.
software development, database maintenance and report generation
Attend regular lab meetings
Identify appropriate reference sources for sequences, for example public sources such as GISAID and NCBI databases
Be confident using python and Jupyter Lab books as a working and application development environment along with GIT as a version control system
Generate, record, manipulate, analyse and present complex data to line manager, colleagues, senior management and external partners
Assist in report writing and generation of SOP's
Maintain records, logs and or databases of analyses for regulatory reporting purposes
Interrogate sequence data to design new diagnostic assays, applying assay team lead rules to shortlist targets for experimental testing
Undertake inclusivity and exclusivity testing and analyse homology to confirm target suitability
Work on collaborative projects with external partners and be point of contact for bioinformatics
Work within the quality systems following GDP and ISO standards
Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject (i.e. bioinformatics, computer science or statistics)
Relevant experience in bioinformatics
Familiarity with sequencing data and standard bioinformatics tools
Life sciences
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