Applications Bioinformatician

2 days ago


Singapore Oxford Nanopore Technologies Full time

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Applications Team as a Project Support Bioinformatician.

**The Details...
**This role is responsible for providing hands-on support for a wide variety of exciting and challenging customer projects.

We are looking to recruit experienced, energetic and tenacious scientists to help our customers and customer support teams, find solutions to the complex and varied projects they are tackling.

Other responsibilities include:

- working with laboratory-based Applications scientists in the group to help them plan and refine experiments, to interpret the data generated in the appropriate biological context, and to report the results clearly
- interacting with other data analysts and bioinformaticians in the company, to utilise and adapt their tools for analysis, and to work with Metrichor Developers to transfer methods and analyses to Epi2me
- Working closely with groups in San Francisco and New York to keep up-to-date with the latest developments and to implement these in Oxford.
- working as part of a multi-disciplinary team on the whole experimental cycle from sample collection through to high-quality publication or other presentation

**'‹What We're Looking For...**

We'll expect you to have a track record of successfully performing appropriate bioinformatics sequence analyses for a range of different kinds of project and a history of involvement in the whole experimental process, from the initial experimental concept to execution. In addition, you'll have practical experience of handling and analysing large data sets and working closely with lab scientists to continually refine the experimental and analytical approaches. You have expertise in bioinformatics and statistics and in-depth knowledge of the range and limitations of existing bioinformatics tools.

You're also someone with good communication and interpersonal skills with an enthusiasm for technology. You feel confident discussing and presenting data within the team and other colleagues. You are versatile, have excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. In addition, you're experienced with scripting languages, e.g. Perl/Python, R etc. and up to date with the latest literature about NGS and analysis. You'll have an MSc (or equivalent experience) involving a substantial amount of analysis and visualisation of DNA and RNA sequence data and an undergraduate degree in a Biological Science.

This role will suit a creative, self-reliant, positive individual with a can-do attitude and the ability to stay focused in fast-paced situations.

Oxford Nanopore's goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology enabling the real-time, high-performance, accessible and scalable analysis of DNA and RNA. The technology is used in more than 100 countries to understand the biology of humans and diseases, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses and whole environments.

Oxford Nanopore was founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford and now employs around 650 employees around the world.



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