Apply directly to jobs in best companies
Search Companies / Jobs

Staff Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina
London, United Kingdom


Job Descrption
What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Staff Bioinformatics Scientist

Cambridge

Hub and Hybrid or onsite

                            

We have an exciting opportunity for a Staff Bioinformatics Scientist to join our team in Cambridge, where you'll be working alongside engineering, chemistry and assay teams on R&D projects delivering new sequencing platforms and technologies.

Illumina's employee benefits are industry-leading and include flexible time off, private medical insurance, compassion and care time off, leisure travel insurance, pension, employee stock purchasing program, volunteer time off, and much more!

Why us

As a Staff Bioinformatics Scientist you will contribute to supporting bioinformatics activities in cross-functional programs, including:

  • supporting data analysis
  • developing and maintaining automated pipelines and data aggregation tools
  • developing novel tools for data quality assessments
  • collaborating with experimental teams

Scope of responsibilities:

  • Participate in R&D projects across multiple sites for the design, development and validation of new sequencing products
  • Support the bioinformatics function within a product development team
  • Contribute to the design and development of a standardized automated testing infrastructure
  • Analyze, integrate, model and interpret experimental data
  • Develop, document, and maintain reusable programming code
  • Communicate and collaborate in cross-functional multi-site teams
  • Be a technical representative on cross functional initiatives

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Why you

In addition to strong bioinformatics and programming skills, this position requires a high degree of initiative and cross-team collaboration and solid communication skills, alongside the following requirements:

  • Strong programming skills and experience with at least one programming languages, such as Python, R, etc.
  • 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 (desirable)
  • Experience in designing or architecting automated workflows (desirable)
  • Familiarity with next-generation sequencing technologies (desirable)
  • Strong communication skills

Education:

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

What can you expect

 Our team members are bright, energetic and dedicated - they are the driving force behind our innovation and impact. To attract the best and brightest, we offer a competitive employee benefits program. We view it as a smart investment in our people, one that recognizes the tremendous value they bring to our business every day. At Illumina, we push boundaries. We think beyond the conventional. We dream big. With the energy of so many bright and accomplished people, the opportunities are endless.


Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.

Complete form below to directly Send your CV / Linkedin Profile to Staff Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina.
@
You will receive all responses from employer on this email
Example: Application for the post of 'Accountant'
Example: Introduce your self and give purpose of your application
*All fields are mandatory.
ILLUMINA
26 jobs found
Staff Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina
London, United Kingdom
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina
London, United Kingdom
Senior Sales Strategy Analyst at Illumina
London, United Kingdom
Staff Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina
London, United Kingdom
Bioinformatics Scientist 2 at Illumina
London, United Kingdom
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist (Statistical Genetics) at Illumina
London, United Kingdom
Staff Deep Learning Engineer at Illumina
London, United Kingdom
Software Engineer at Illumina
London, United Kingdom
Software Test Engineer at Illumina
London, United Kingdom
Clinical Laboratory Supervisor at Illumina
London, United Kingdom
1 2 3