Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Illumina Full time
Transforming Human Health through Bioinformatics Excellence

Illumina is a global leader in genomic technology, and we're seeking a highly skilled Bioinformatics Scientist Lead to join our team in Cambridge. As a key member of our R&D team, you'll play a pivotal role in developing and implementing cutting-edge bioinformatic solutions that drive innovation and impact human health.

About the Role

We're looking for a seasoned bioinformatics professional with a strong background in next-generation sequencing technologies, data analysis, and visualization. Your expertise will be instrumental in supporting cross-functional programs, defining bioinformatics milestones, and leading data analysis activities. You'll work closely with engineering, chemistry, and assay teams to deliver new sequencing platforms and technologies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Represent bioinformatics in R&D projects across multiple sites, driving the design, development, and validation of novel sequencing products.
  • Lead the data quality and bioinformatics function in a product development team, defining milestones, establishing work priorities, and delegating tasks to other sub-team members as needed.
  • Contribute to the design and development of automated testing infrastructure and pipelines.
  • Contribute to the planning and execution of a comprehensive strategy for assessing quality of data from novel technologies.
  • Lead the analysis, integration, modeling, and interpretation of experimental data, translating analysis results into practical recommendations for technology development.
  • Be a technical representative on cross-functional initiatives.
What We Offer

As a Bioinformatics Scientist Lead at Illumina, you'll enjoy a competitive employee benefits package, including flexible time off, private medical insurance, compassion and care time off, leisure travel insurance, pension, employee stock purchasing program, volunteer time off, and more. Our team members are bright, energetic, and dedicated, and we're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment that fosters growth and development.

Requirements
  • Strong programming skills and experience with at least one programming language, such as Python, R, etc.
  • Familiarity with next-generation sequencing technologies.
  • Experience with data analysis and visualization of next-generation sequencing data and large datasets.
  • Familiarity with common bioinformatics pipelines and data formats.
  • Solid understanding of statistical and biological concepts.
  • Experience with Unix/Linux environments, including shell scripting and High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster usage.
  • Experience in designing or architecting automated workflows (desirable).
  • Strong effective communication skills driven by collaborating with a diverse network.
Education Requirements

Masters/PhD in bioinformatics, computer science, data science, engineering, mathematics, or equivalent.



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