Bioinformatics Developer

2 months ago

Hinxton, United Kingdom EMBL Full time

Your role

Your primary responsibilities will include:

Developing and maintaining tools for the functional annotation and prioritisation of genomics variants, including Ensembl VEP. Developing, maintaining, and running efficient methods for management of/access to large-scale variation data for community use and to power the Ensembl websites. Investigating and integrating new sources of genomic variation, phenotype association data, and prediction tools. Collaborating with members of the wider Ensembl team both on specific development projects and to coordinate regular data and software releases. Liaising with other groups at EMBL-EBI and external collaborators to add new functionalities to our tools and agree on community standards for data representation. Supporting our users and presenting our work at internal meetings and scientific conferences.

This position offers a motivated candidate an exciting opportunity to contribute to highly-used open-source bioinformatics resources and to develop domain knowledge in a fast-moving scientific area. You will work closely with a team of bioinformaticians and developers and interact with other groups at the EMBL-EBI and beyond.

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Closing date: 2 September 2024

Contract duration: 2 years (project based contract)

Grading: 5 or 6 depending on qualifications and experience (monthly salary starting at £3,229 or £ 3,612 after tax but excl. pension & insurances) + other paid benefits based on personal circumstances

Reference number: EBI02276

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You have

Experience in the design and development of user-friendly software or code, with proficiency in Python. Experience of managing and analysing large-scale genomics data, preferably genetic variation data. Experience working with large-scale relational databases, preferably MySQL. Proficiency working in a UNIX/Linux environment. Excellent attention to detail and the ability to deliver a high-quality product to agreed deadlines. Good communication and interpersonal skills. Scientific curiosity and initiative.

You might also have

Familiarity with the Ensembl resources, in particular Ensembl VEP. Experience working in a HPC bioinformatics environment, ideally creating and managing efficient large-scale data analysis pipelines using NextFlow. Experience collaborating on projects, working with colleagues from different disciplines, and using version control platforms, ideally GitHub. Design and development of REST or GraphQL APIs. Experience with a range of bioinformatics or statistical tools and data formats. Familiarity with another programming language such as Perl and/or C.

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