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RESPONSIBILITIES

The Wellcome Trust Sanger institute is a world leader in delivering large scale DNA sequencing projects using the latest sequencing technologies. The Pathogen Informatics team at the institute is responsible for the delivery of many of the largest prokaryote and eukaryote sequencing projects in the world. One such project is the global tracking of the spread of MRSA over four decades (Evolution of MRSA During Hospital Transmission) and another is the 50 helminth genomes sequencing project (50 Helminths Genome Project). As part of the pathogen Informatics group, we are seeking to hire a skilled informatician to develop systems to manage and query the vast amounts of sequencing variation data produced within the institute.

This role would suit somebody with highly developed programming skills and is looking for a new challenge. The successful candidate will work closely with the lead developers and analysts in the team so previous experience with sequencing data is not strictly necessary. This position would be a very good opportunity for someone to gain significant experience working with next-generation sequencing data.

REQUIREMENTS

Significant programming experience in one or more modern programming languages (e.g. Perl, Python, C++ etc.)
Experience of object oriented development
Knowledge and experience of UNIX / LINUX on an advanced level
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to quickly adapt to new problems and ideas
Excellent problem-solving skills
A high level of communication skills to be able to elicit complex requirements from, and convey complex information to, groups with different levels of technical knowledge

PREFERENCES

Ideal Skills:

Some knowledge or experience in bioinformatics
Experience with managing large volumes of data
Experience with running software on a compute farm or cluster
Experience with processing next-generation sequencing data
Knowledge of relational database systems and manipulation via SQL

TERMS

Contract Type: Permanent

COMPENSATION

Salary range GBP 27589 to GBP 38067 dependent on experience

HOW TO APPLY

For further information about this post please contact Jacqui McQuillan (jm15[at]sanger.ac.uk).

Job Reference: 81266

DEADLINE

Closing Date for Applications - 26th January 2013

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