Research Assistant

1 week ago


Hinxton, United Kingdom Wellcome Sanger Institute Full time

Here at the world-famous and internationally respected Wellcome Sanger Institute, we have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to join our MalariaGEN Service Delivery team, where we build and share large genomic data resources to study malaria epidemiology.

About the Role

As Research Assistant, you will:

- Ensure efficient processing of over 20,000 samples across 100s of projects per annum from numerous malaria endemic countries around the world.
- Manage the shipping and receipt of samples for both Plasmodium and Anopheles genome surveillance activities, ensuring all compliance, safety and customs requirements are met.

About You
- We are looking for an individual who shares our values and work ethic, proactively taking on challenges and working on solutions in a collaborative manner.
- The role will require you to be adaptable and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to co-ordinate tasks between team members and across projects.
- You will be able to work independently, have good communication skills and interact well with the team.

About the Team:
We are a passionate team valuing collaborative working to build and share large genomic data resources to study malaria epidemiology. Our team oversee the receipt of samples from across the globe, processing on arrival and tracking through central systems. We provide support and expertise to both internal projects as well as those in the wider MalariaGEN network, in Low-to-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). Our mission is to support and influence local and global health organisations in their surveillance activities to achieve well-informed, impactful and sustainable interventions.

MalariaGEN is moving towards a new Global Surveillance model to deliver a professional and efficient service for the genomic surveillance of malaria parasites and vectors to National Malaria Control Programmes (NMCPs) in malaria endemic countries. The Service Delivery team is responsible for the delivery of the end-to-end service, producing high quality data products and surveillance reports, at scale, in a timely manner and at a low cost. Recently, the team has expanded the genomic surveillance service to support the national response to the covid-19 pandemic.

Essential Skills
- Knowledge of molecular techniques, demonstrated through a degree qualification or equivalent and experience working in a laboratory setting.
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks consistently to a high standard
- Ability to work unsupervised to a high standard
- Ability to work as part of team
- Strong organisational skills
- Experience in handling and organising large numbers of samples
- Strong oral and written communication skills

Ideal Skills
- Experience working in high throughput pipelines for sample reception, handling, archiving and reporting
- Ability to organise work according to changing priorities


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