Assistant Bioinformatician Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Job description
About us:
BioClavis Limited is a Glasgow-based spin-out of USA based BioSpyder Technologies, Inc. BioSpyder™ has developed a novel product for targeted sequencing called TempO-Seq™, a gene expression profiling tool designed to monitor hundreds to thousands of genes at once in high throughput. TempO-Seq™ can analyse expression in samples with thousands of cells or from single cells without pre-amplification, maximizing utilization of precious or limited samples. TempO-Seq™ assays deliver an easy-to-use solution for customers doing expression profiling for any species. The core bioinformatics team is based in Clydebank at BioClavis LTD, a spin-off company whose primary business is the development of diagnostic tools based on the TempO-Seq™ technology.
The Role:
Bioinformatics is vital to expand our business. You will use your skills to develop our customer-facing bioinformatics platform and assist with the development of in-house bioinformatics tools. The successful candidate will be involved in a number of R&D projects and will collaborate with commercial and academic partners with different backgrounds.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to developing and maintaining our bioinformatics web platforms
- Develop in-house analytics and processing in-house tools
- Data QC and data release to internal and external customer
- Assist bioinformatician in data analysis
- Create and maintain documentation
Essential Requirements:
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team including lab scientists, bioinformaticians and business development
- Proficiency in Python.
- Experience in Linux operative systems and basic bash commands.
Desirable Experience:
- Experience with AWS
- Front-end web application development
- Experience working with git or another code repository
- Sound knowledge of statistics
Who are you:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive computer scientist who would like to start a career in Bioinformatics. While extensive training will be provided, we are expecting to hire someone with solid computer skills and with a strong will of learning new skills and grow professionally within our company.
Right to work
While BioClavis ™ fosters a work environment that is inclusive as well as diverse, Visa sponsorship cannot be provided, hence applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK without restriction. Details will be provided in any letter of invitation to interview. For further information about whether you require a visa and other visa routes please visit the GOV.UK website.
Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected]
Salary:
£25,000-£26,000
Contact:
Deadline:
28th April 2023
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000.00-£26,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Clydebank: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
