Bioinformatics Project Manager – Agile Software Development

Job ID: 400430975
Job date: 2017-09-03
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Company : Hays Recruitment 

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Job Description:
Experienced Agile software development project manager for growing bioinformatics company in Cambridge

Your new role:

You will be joining an enthusiastic and talented team, leading a range of projects within bioinformatics and Agile software development, and leading a team of highly skilled developers, providing bespoke software solutions to clients. You will typically be working on 1-3 projects simultaneously, with timelines lasting from 1 month to 1 year.

The Major Responsibilities Include :

  • Managing Agile software development projects within bioinformatics for a range of clients;
  • Leading a team of developers (both on-site and remote) developing functionality for the company’s main platform;
  • Set, and manage, project timelines and milestones;
  • Act as the main point of contact with clients, providing regular updates;
  • Working with clients to define project scope, timelines, budget and delivery;
  • Acting as a product owner;
  • Coordinating software releases and updates to the company’s platform;
  • Acting as a bridge between customers and the internal development team, ensuring good communication and smooth processes on project work; and
  • Building relationships with clients for future business.
This is a fast-paced environment where you will need to deal with people at all levels, from developers through to senior management/C-level executives both internally and externally.

What You'll Need To Succeed:

  • As well as excellent analytical, organisational and team-working skills, you will need to have an innovative approach to problem solving and be able to work both independently and as part of a larger team.
  • You should have a degree (or equivalent) in bioinformatics, computer science or a related field, and ideally a post-graduate qualification.
  • Experience with genomics would be an advantage, but is not necessary.
You Will Also Need:
  • A good understanding of modern programming languages, such as Python or Perl, with knowledge of others such as Java, C/C++ or Ruby an advantage;
  • A track record of leading software development projects, ideally in an Agile environment;
  • Experience leading a team of developers;
  • Hands-on programming skills;
  • Experience of working within a bioinformatics environment (or similar, eg cheminformatics, systems / structural biology); and
  • An exposure to dealing with clients / customers.
  • You must have very strong communication skills, with an excellent standard of spoken and written English, due to the interaction with clients.
What You'll Get In Return:

An excellent opportunity to manage projects at one of leading bioinformatics companies in the field, a generous salary package, a great working atmosphere, and very good career progression and development opportunities.


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Your New Company:

Is a rapidly growing bioinformatics company in the Cambridge area, providing bespoke solutions to a range of clients within the pharmaceutical, biotech and genomics fields, using a range of pipelines, software and data analysis tools to make a big difference to their clients, working with multi-omics data sets to fast-track a range of programmes. The company has bright, well-equipped, open plan offices and a collaborative and warm corporate atmosphere.

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