Bioinformatics Scientific Programmer

Job Description

Applications are invited for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join the Bioinformatics team as a scientific programmer at the [Employer hidden] (QIB), in Norwich, UK.

The Bioinformatics team works to maintain and develop bioinformatics resources in support of world leading food genomics research programmes. We work with huge genomic datasets, performing bioinformatics analysis using an open stack cloud and a high performance compute cluster and developing novel software methods to push the boundaries of research.

This role will involve building robust pipelines using Galaxy and writing scalable software applications in Python. To tackle these Big Data problems you will have big resources at your disposal such as: over 1,000 CPUs, over 1 PetaByte of storage and machines with TeraBytes of RAM.

We offer the chance to work with world leading, cutting edge technologies both in IT and computational biology and give you the opportunity to broaden your skills using open source technologies within a bioinformatics context. You will gain experience of working with Big Data and cloud computing, supporting up to 150 world class food science researchers and have the opportunity to work with researchers on publishing new methodologies.

The Ideal Candidate

• Degree in computing, computational biology, bioinformatics or a related computational subject
• Strong proficiency in Linux
• Ability to program in at least one programming language to an advanced level
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Additional Information

Salary on appointment: £39,150 – £47,850 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. The post is permanent and applications are welcomed from candidates seeking full time, part time or flexible working arrangements.

Further information and how to apply can be found at http://jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?vacancyID=13598 or contact the Human Resources team on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden] quoting reference 1003441.

[Employer hidden] is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.