Senior Bioinformatics Scientist 1

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Revvity Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced bioinformatician who is interested in working at the forefront of the gene editing (CRISPR knock-out, base editing) and gene modulation (CRISPRa, CRISPRi, RNAi) fields. As a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist 1, you will have the opportunity to apply your strong bioinformatics background and software development skills to make key contributions in support of a wide variety of Revvity products and services including screening services, base editing research, whole genome CRISPR/RNAi reagents, and diagnostics reference standards.

In this role, you will work closely with scientists, software engineers, product managers, and other bioinformaticians to support and drive cutting edge research products and services. If you are an experienced bioinformatician, are fulfilled by working on challenging problems, and enjoy being part of a vibrant team, this role is for you

Key Responsibilities

Work as part of an Agile development team to develop, test, document, and support bioinformatics pipelines and tools (primarily Python with some C# and R)

Help manage complex projects by gathering user requirements and breaking them into technical tasks for the team

Mentor junior group members and provide high-level guidance on software architecture, bioinformatics, and scientific approach to problems

Provide expert feedback on new code through pull requests

Drive collaboration with scientists, product managers, software engineers, and other internal stakeholders to understand and address the complex, emerging needs of our business and customers

Prepare and present high quality data packages and reports to internal/external clients

Help drive innovation within the bioinformatics group and company by suggesting new areas of research/development

Essential Competencies & Requirements

At least 3 years’ relevant experience post-PhD (or equivalent experience) in bioinformatics, computational biology, molecular biology, chemistry, physics, statistics, computer science, or a related field

Bioinformatics expertise – experienced in using standard tools and common data sources

Experience with software development

3+ years’ experience in Python development

Experience creating and querying databases (e.g. PostgreSQL)

Advanced knowledge of Git

Experience with unit testing, test-driven development and Python testing libraries

Experience developing user-facing software (command-line, web app)

Desirable Competencies & Requirements

Experience working as part of Agile development team

Familiarity with cloud development and resources (Azure, AWS); Linux & HPC experience a plus

Experience working in Flask (or another Python web framework)

Experience with Docker and writing Dockerfiles

Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, CircleCI, Azure Pipelines etc.)

Familiarity with common Python development tools (e.g. pyenv, poetry, tox)

Experience developing NGS analysis pipelines

Intermediate to advanced experience developing in a language other than Python (especially R or C#)

Familiarity with common gene and variant annotation data sources (e.g. NCBI, COSMIC)

Able to work independently and deliver high quality results while managing multiple simultaneous projects

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

Team player – enjoys collaborating with others to achieve shared goals and objectives

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