Job Description:
To support these activities Microbiotica is seeking a bioinformatician with expertise in constructing analysis pipelines for the analysis of genomes and/or metagenomes. The successful candidate will be responsible for the further development of our nascent analysis pipelines to enable the taxonomic and functional analysis of genomes and metagenomes derived from healthy and disease individuals, produced by Microbiotica. This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to be involved at the very early stages of this novel area of Live Bacterial Therapeutics and to help shape the informatics and analysis of the company to meet the needs of this new discipline. Innovation and problem-solving will be encouraged. Key duties will include: • Write production quality software/scripts for organising and analysing sequence data • Combine third-party analysis tools, with our own in-house tools, to produce an in-depth annotation pipeline for the annotation of metagenomes and genomes • Perform phylogenetic analysis of key marker genes to enable detailed classification of gut microbiome organisms • Perform statistical analysis to identify trends within and across datasets • Enhance reference database with novel data produced by Microbiotica
Additional Info:
Microbiotica is an emerging biotechnology company launched to commercialise ground-breaking research conducted into the role of the human microbiome in health and disease at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Recognition of the importance of the microbiome, the body’s trillions of resident bacteria, represents a paradigm-shift in our understanding of human health and disease. This creates major opportunities in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases. Microbiotica has unique access to world-class capabilities including the leading microbiome reference genome database and culture collection, and best-in-class microbiological technologies. Microbiotica is currently in a phase of rapid growth, establishing a core in-house bioinformatics team to perform world leading data analyses of genomes and metagenomes, lead further development databases, and establish bespoke analytical pipelines. The successful candidate will be based in the Microbiotica Laboratories at the Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK. A competitive salary and benefits package apply. To apply for this position, please forward a covering letter, including your current salary, and a full CV to recruitment@Microbiotica.com . Closing date: 9am, Monday 19th June 2017[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
To support these activities Microbiotica is seeking a bioinformatician with expertise in constructing analysis pipelines for the analysis of genomes and/or metagenomes. The successful candidate will be responsible for the further development of our nascent analysis pipelines to enable the taxonomic and functional analysis of genomes and metagenomes derived from healthy and disease individuals, produced by Microbiotica. This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to be involved at the very early stages of this novel area of Live Bacterial Therapeutics and to help shape the informatics and analysis of the company to meet the needs of this new discipline. Innovation and problem-solving will be encouraged. Key duties will include: • Write production quality software/scripts for organising and analysing sequence data • Combine third-party analysis tools, with our own in-house tools, to produce an in-depth annotation pipeline for the annotation of metagenomes and genomes • Perform phylogenetic analysis of key marker genes to enable detailed classification of gut microbiome organisms • Perform statistical analysis to identify trends within and across datasets • Enhance reference database with novel data produced by Microbiotica
Candidate Specifications:
Requirements for this post include: • PhD in Bioinformatics or related discipline or equivalent experience • 5 years of experience working with biological analysis tools and databases • Demonstrable experience in working in a production bioinformatics environment • Experience analysing DNA sequences, ideally genome and/or metagenomes The following attributes and skills are essential: • Demonstrable history of producing and executing bioinformatics analysis pipelines • Expert knowledge of algorithms/tools in (meta)genome analysis • Knowledge of multi-person software development approaches (Agile) and tools (e.g. Git) • High level of competency in a scripting language, e.g Python or Perl • Experience using R and developing scripts and packages • An understanding of how to deliver projects to timescale and budget • A natural sense of organisation, team work, as well as sharing knowledge • Good communication skills, manage interactions internally and externally to the company • Good presentational skills, both oral and written • Flexibility to work in a new and dynamic company • Candidates should be legally entitled to work in the UKRequeriments :
Skills :
- DNA sequencing
- genomic
- Metagenomics
- Programing in Python
- Programming in PERL
- Programming in R
- Software Design
- Statistics
Areas :
Additional Info:
Microbiotica is an emerging biotechnology company launched to commercialise ground-breaking research conducted into the role of the human microbiome in health and disease at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Recognition of the importance of the microbiome, the body’s trillions of resident bacteria, represents a paradigm-shift in our understanding of human health and disease. This creates major opportunities in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases. Microbiotica has unique access to world-class capabilities including the leading microbiome reference genome database and culture collection, and best-in-class microbiological technologies. Microbiotica is currently in a phase of rapid growth, establishing a core in-house bioinformatics team to perform world leading data analyses of genomes and metagenomes, lead further development databases, and establish bespoke analytical pipelines. The successful candidate will be based in the Microbiotica Laboratories at the Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK. A competitive salary and benefits package apply. To apply for this position, please forward a covering letter, including your current salary, and a full CV to recruitment@Microbiotica.com . Closing date: 9am, Monday 19th June 2017[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]