Bioinformatician

Job ID: 577244327
Job date: 2018-03-05
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Company : Paramount Recruitment 

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Job Description:
A successful Biotech based in the Cambridge area is currently seeking an established Bioinformatician to lend computational expertise to the company, contributing the development of innovative new cancer treatments. Using cutting edge scientific research, they strive to create new therapeutics that will minimise damage to healthy tissue and eliminate the debilitating side effects that can incur with today’s cancer treatments.

This will be the first Bioinformatician in the company, and the position is responsible for:

  • Building and supporting all Bioinformatics for the company
  • Working closely with key research collaborations
  • Performing target and biomarker validation, and disease linkage
  • Summarize scientific results and present clear conclusions
  • Develop new bioinformatics tools, approaches and infrastructure
The ideal candidate will have:
  • A PhD or equivalent experience in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
  • A strong scientific understanding of cancer genomics/drug discovery
  • Strong technical ability, proficient with Perl or Python, and familiar with a linux environment
  • Expert in statistical analysis of genomic data
  • Data visualisation skills
  • A knowledge of the drug discovery process or previous experience in target identification/validation is highly desirable
  • Good communication skills
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to develop a Bioinformatics department within an established organisation, contributing to vital research into cancer therapy. For more information on this position, send your CV to efrancis@pararecruit.com. For an informal chat about this and the many other exciting Bioinformatics opportunities we have available, call Emilie on 0121 616 3477.


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Additional Info:
Paramount Recruitment is a leading recruiter for the Life Science, Pharmaceutical and Medical Communications industries. We bring together ambitious candidates and inspired businesses to help connect the ideas that are advancing the sector throughout the UK, Europe and beyond.

The consultancy and sourcing solutions we provide are bespoke and tailored to each of our clients’ needs. We don’t just search, we carefully select. Our experienced consultants have in-depth knowledge of the industries in which they specialise. Their extensive understanding means we can respond to specific long or short-term recruitment challenges by making valuable connections and sourcing individuals with the key skills and experience that are instrumental in helping our clients grow, develop and achieve their business goals.

Do not hesitate to contact our Recruitment team on +44 (0)121 616 3460 or email us info@pararecruit.com

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