Senior Genetic Informatician

1 month ago

Oxford, United Kingdom Novo Nordisk Full time

   

For over 100 years we have been driving change to defeat diabetes, but we know that what got us here today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We are now transforming our business and taking our expertise into new territories including obesity and rare blood and endocrine diseases. 

Our story is one of incredible growth and success, which has culminated in receiving many prestigious awards, such as Best Places to Work and Vitality – Britain’s Healthiest Workplace.

 

The Position

As a Senior Genetic Informatician at Novo Nordisk, you will have an opportunity to work with genetic scientists across the Genetics Centre of Excellence (CoE) to build the tools and infrastructure that enable our human genetic analyses.

As part of your role, you will:

  • Develop computational tools, working collaboratively with colleagues and ensuring good coding and software development practices are followed throughout.
  • Improve genetic analyses by evaluating and integrating novel methods and data from scientific literature or other sources, developing novel solutions where necessary.
  • Identify and help champion best practices for scientific and computational work in the Genetics CoE.

We offer a hybrid-working model for this role, where office presence in Oxford or London would be expected 2-3 times per week. There is also a possibility for the role to be based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with strong interpersonal skills who can communicate clearly with both scientific and computational experts. Experience working within an agile/Scrum environment and in the biotech industry would be a plus.

The qualifications needed for the role include:

  • PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, machine learning or related field with experience in biology and genetics applications
  • Substantial experience in genetics research and genetic analyses
  • Substantial experience developing tools and pipelines in programming languages such as Python and R
  • Experience working in high performance computing environment (HPC, Slurm) and cloud environments such as AWS or Azure
  • Experience developing scientific workflows and pipelines (e.g. with Nextflow) following good software development practices (e.g. using Git for version control)

 

About the Department

 

You will join our Computational and Statistical Genomics (CSG) team, which is part of the Human Genetics Centre of Excellence (CoE) and based primarily in Oxford.

The focus of the Genetics CoE is to use data science and human genetics to discover and develop new drug targets and biomarkers through a range of human centric approaches e.g., high-throughput genetic discovery screens; Mendelian randomization; pLoF variant screens and precision medicine approaches. It is anchored in the newly established Digital Science & Innovation (DSI) organisation within Research & Early Development at Novo Nordisk, as part of the AI and Digital Research unit. We participate in drug development projects across the value chain, from early discovery to pre-clinical development, engaging in therapy areas such as type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), obesity, and rare endocrine and blood disorders.

Our department offers a dynamic and collaborative atmosphere where you will have the chance to work with cutting-edge genetics research and researchers. Our team is committed to driving innovation and excellence in genetic analyses. You will work on interesting data sets and set new ways of working for the genetics department by building the tools they will use in the future.

 

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

 

What We Offer

  • Bonus: We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached, you’ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
  • Pension: a market leading pension scheme with generous employer contributions
  • Wellness: We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to an award-winning Wellness programme, including Private Medical Insurance.
  • Insurances: All colleagues are covered by our private medical, life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
  • Inclusive culture: our culture is one of care, support and respect for our people.  We are committed to making your workplace safe and believe that a transparent, inclusive culture and leadership is the way to empower every individual to do their very best.

 

Application support

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.  If you're a person with a disability, if you're neurodivergent, and need any adjustments to be made during the application and selection process, please send an email to Ola, akrw@novonordisk.com.  Please include your name, the role you are interested in and the type of adjustment your need. 

 

Contact  

In order to apply to the role, please submit your resume via our careers site, as unfortunately we do not accept directly sent resumes.

 

Deadline

Please apply before 18th Oct.

We encourage you to apply early, as we engage with candidates on an ongoing basis.

 

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

 

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