Ensembl Developer

Job ID: EBI_01122
Job date: 2018-01-18
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Company : EMBL 

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Job Description:
The Vertebrate Annotation team are looking to recruit a highly motivated bioinformatics developer to join the Ensembl Genebuild project at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, near Cambridge in the UK.

Your main responsibilities will involve running our large-scale annotation system to produce gene annotation. As part of Ensembl Genebuild, you will:

  • Run production pipelines on a large compute cluster to download, process, and integrate data from various public sequence archives.
  • Produce high-quality, evidence-based gene sets for vertebrate species including protein-coding genes, noncoding RNA genes, and pseudogenes.
  • Produce tissue-specific RNA-seq alignments and transcript models.
  • Collate these data into appropriate databases and files for the Ensembl release cycle.
  • Document the data and processes used in gene annotation.
  • Contribute to the Ensembl code-base including the design and implementation of new annotation pipelines and software.
  • Work collaboratively with other members of Ensembl on data production around the Ensembl release cycles.
  • Communicate the team’s work internally and to researchers in the field, including user support.
Qualifications and Experience:

You should hold an MSc, PhD, or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Genetics, or related fields; and be able to write, understand, and maintain complex code. You will also have domain experience of eukaryotic genome annotation, the biology of gene expression, current methods for DNA sequencing and sequence alignment.

Previous experience of processing large biological data sets in a production environment would be advantageous, including an understanding of compute clusters, pipeline workflows, software design and automation. Evidence of working in a dynamic, team-based environment or contributing to a large, shared code-base is desirable.

We are looking for a new team member who has good communication and interpersonal skills, is a self-starter, and who can manage their own time to meet the needs of several projects. Furthermore, you should demonstrate your ability to communicate both biological and computational ideas.

Proficiency in object-oriented programming and developing software in a primarily Unix-based environment is essential. Familiarity with compute clusters and development tools such as Git would be an advantage. In addition, experience in developing computationally efficient solutions, working on a large but continually-evolving codebase, and familiarity with relational databases would be an advantage.


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Additional Info:
Contract Duration: 3 years.

Location: Hinxton

Salary: £30,624 + per annum after tax (Grade 5).

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed on: 16th January 2018

Closes: 18th February 2018

Ensembl Genebuild produces gene annotation for vertebrate species, including the reference gene sets for human and mouse. We are one of the world’s leading groups for identifying the location, structure, and tissue-specific expression of genes and their transcripts for large numbers of vertebrate species.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to Ensembl’s mission to analyse, store, and disseminate genomic annotation. For further information about Ensembl, please visit: www.ensembl.org and https://github.com/Ensembl.

Benefits:

EMBL is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation. The remuneration package comprises a competitive salary, a comprehensive pension scheme and health insurance, educational and other family related benefits where applicable, as well as financial support for relocation and installation.

Application Instructions:

To apply please submit a covering letter and CV, with two referees, through our online system.

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