Research Scientist/Bioinformatician Bacterial Network Analysis – Discuva Ltd, UK-Cambridge

Job ID: 4422
Job date: 2015-09-30
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Research Scientist/Bioinformatician Bacterial Network AnalysisDiscuva LtdUK-Cambridge This is an initial 6 month contract to cover maternity leave within Discuva, but with the potential opportunity for ongoing employment beyond this initial period. The opportunity is for a Research Scientist/Bioinformatician to work within a vibrant drug discovery team environment. The ideal candidate will have experience of, or an interest in, understanding drug mechanisms of action and resistance on a genome-wide scale. The role will involve the diligent analysis and interpretation of data from Discuva’s powerful genetic profiling technologies to provide critical
input to multiple drug discovery programmes. This position will support internal and external programmes. • Have a first degree and ideally a higher degree (MSc, MRes, PhD or equivalent) in Biology/Genetics/Microbiology/Bioinformatics/Molecular Biology or equivalent work experience
• Have a deep knowledge of bacterial metabolic networks and network analysis
• Have practical experience in interpreting genome-wide data
• Have a good knowledge of genome sequence assembly, sequence mining and biochemical pathway mapping
• Have experience with UNIX systems, along with a couple of relevant programming and scripting languages (e.g. Python, Perl, Java, etc.) is preferred
• Have good understanding of relational databases , SQL and web-services
• Familiarity with public molecular biology resources, such as GenBank, UniProt, or PDB
• Be able to communicate results in a timely manner with clarity and precision, both verbally and in writing
• Keep high quality detailed work records
• Have prior experience of pharmaceutical data, chemical structures a• nd biological sequences and bioassay screening data would also be very desirable

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Position Type: Bioinformatician Reference (Job ID number): DISSEPT1504
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Full Time
Status: open

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Discuva Ltd
Sarah Jenkins
sarah.jenkins@discuva.comhttp://www.discuva.com/

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