Bioscan Science Lead

2 months ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Wellcome Sanger Institute Full time

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges.

**About the Role**:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Science Lead to join our Lawniczak team for a 12 month contract.

**About the project**:
BIOSCAN is a global project initiated by the International Barcode of Life to simultaneously study species diversity, interactions, and dynamics using DNA barcoding. At the Wellcome Sanger Institute, we are leading a project that contributes to this global effort. We have partnered with agencies and researchers across the UK to collect and study one million insects over the next five years.

**You will be responsible for**:
The BIOSCAN UK project already has many partners. The role will require excellent communication with our partners, ensuring they have the support they need to deliver 10,000 insect specimens each month. We anticipate that new partners may join the project during the 12 month post and this role would also need to support new partner onboarding. Additionally, the role oversees the tracking of tens of thousands of samples as they arrive at the institute and enter the sequencing queue. Finally, the role is also in charge of overseeing the delivery of data analysis results back to our partners and ensuring that the strategic goals of the project are being met.

**About You**:
You will have experience in operating large programmes of research, being able to balance many different demands on your time. You will need to continue to implement effective sample management systems in collaboration with relevant internal teams - this work would involve Jira, Benchling, LIMS, and a sample tracking system database. This will include reviewing, developing, and continuously improving metadata tracking, sample acquisition, sample shipping, receipt and storage processes, and data analysis and return processes. You will need to identify and mitigate risks and issues early and lead the development of reporting systems back to partners that ensure timely return of results. You will be comfortable driving the relationships with partners and being available to partners as a point of escalation for any sample collection or other issues.

**Essential skills**:
**Technical Skills**:

- Advanced scientific qualification such as Master's with years experience or PhD
- Experience of successfully managing a large research project involving many collaborator
- Ability to demonstrate delivery of a complex project to time, cost and quality
- Evidence of careful attention to detail
- Evidence of working with spreadsheets and databases to manage information carefully and under change control
- Project management experience and experience of Agile ways of working and Lean process improvement.

**Competencies and Behaviours**:

- Excellent stakeholder management skills are required, including evidence of working with a wide range of collaborative partners including experience with international stakeholders.
- Excellent communications skills and evidence of an ability to adapt their communications style to a wide range of audiences.
- Demonstrates inclusivity and respect for all

**Other Information**:
**Salary per annum: £52,375-£62,222**

**Application Process**:
Please write a cover letter that 1) showcases your relevant skills and background and describes how you would approach the role.

**Closing Date: 1st May 2023**

**Working at Wellcome Sanger**:
Our flexible-hybrid working environment is designed to support a healthy work-life balance. This means you can work flexibly with a combination of working from home, and working from our Campus to allow you to focus on being productive and part of the team while enjoying the benefits of working flexibly.

We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.

We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That's why we're committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.

**Our Benefits**:
We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.



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