Internal Applicants

Job Purpose

Support the University within bioinformatics of NGS datasets including INDUCE-seq datasets, carrying out supporting work, providing advice, guidance and support, and leading projects within this area

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Duties

• Provide professional advice and guidance on bioinformatics of NGS datasets processes and procedures to internal and external customers that will have institute wide impacts, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood
• Take responsibility for resolving issues independently within bioinformatics of NGS datasets where they fall within set role objectives
• Investigate and analysis specific issues within bioinformatics of NGS datasets, creating recommendation reports, supported by advances within bioinformatics of NGS datasets
• Ensure that the provision of bioinformatics of NGS datasets is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements
• Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with the University's Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required
• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve Department of Cancer and Genetics objectives
• Plan and deliver specific small scale projects, co-ordinating and supervising project teams created as needed
• Develop and deliver training within bioinformatics of NGS datasets
• Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department
• Instruct and guide other employees across the University within bioinformatics of NGS datasets

General Duties

• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
• Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education

1. Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

2. Substantial experience of working within bioinformatics of NGS datasets including INDUCE-seq datasets. Knowledge of data manipulation in a UNIX/Linux environment, and proficiency in programming languages relevant to data science such as Perl, Python, and R.

3. Able to demonstrate professional knowledge within bioinformatics of NGS datasets to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers.

4. Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures.

Customer Service, Communication and Team Working

5. Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.

6. Evidence of ability to explore customers' needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered.

7. Proven ability to develop networks in order to contribute to long term developments.

Planning, Analysis and Problem Solving

8. Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions.

9. Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within bioinformatics of NGS datasets.

10. Evidence of ability to undertake and deliver specific projects and supervise short term project teams.

Desirable Criteria

1. Postgraduate/Professional qualification.
2. Experience of working in a Higher Education environment.
3. Fluency in Welsh, written and oral.

Additional Information

How we will support you in performing in this role -

There are some things that you must have before you can start this role (see 'Essential Criteria'), but other things can be developed either through training, or just by general on-the-job experience. We want to support and develop you once you have started in the role using a combination of the following to get the best out of you:

1. Regular one-to-ones with your manager
2. An experienced and supportive team around you
3. Supporting you through job-relevant training and development that you may require
4. A mentoring scheme

IMPORTANT: Evidencing Criteria

It is School of Medicine's policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.

Please ensure when submitting this document / attaching it to your application profile you name it with the vacancy reference number, in this instance for this post, 21169BR.

If candidates do not provide written evidence of meeting all of the essential criteria then their application will not be progressed. The School of Medicine welcome the submission of CVs to accompany evidence of the job-based criteria.

Salary Range Min.

41,064

Salary Range Max.

46,049

Job Category

Admin / Clerical, Management & Executive

Grade

Grade 6