Principal NGS Biostatistician in London, Greater London
Posted by Talentmark
£70,000 – £80,000 a year
London · Permanent
A key role for the company as the successful candidate will be main point of contact for clients/ stakeholder and therefore will need to come with a strong understanding of genetics and Next Generation Swequencing (NGS) applications technology within the drug discovery arena.
The Company:
An industry-leading clinical development services business, based in London.
The Role:
- You will also be responsible for overseeing the delivery of NGS capabilities including design, development and utilising NGS platforms for applications such as whole genome sequencing, genotyping and gene expression.
- As an expert in this field, you be working closely with stakeholders and clients to interpret, analyse the data and present the conclusions.
Other Responsibilities Include:
- Create, maintain, and improve computational workflows and algorithms for analysing NGS datasets.
- Working with bioinformaticians and scientists to design experiments, interpret results, and implement bioinformatics solutions.
- Process raw NGS data to identify genomic alterations.
- Design, build, and maintain databases for storing and accessing genetic variants.
- Frequent client interactions discussing NGS capabilities and presenting solutions to meet client scientific requirements.
Your Background:
- PhD in biostatistics, bioinformatics, or equivalent combined with a strong understanding of genetics, genomics, and extensive experience with high-throughput sequencing data.
- NGS experience in the drug discovery field.
- Track record designing, presenting and discussing NGS based solutions with clients.
- Experience working with and utilising Illumina instrumentation and associated products, combined with expertise in using Dragen software (advantageous).
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It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 71580 in all correspondence.
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