Clinical Bioinformatician

Overview We are looking for a highly motivated Clinical Bioinformatician to join our expanding Bioinformatics team at the South East Genomic Laboratory Hub (SEGLH) on a 12-month fixed-term contract basis. The post will be based at Guy’s Hospital, but with a planned consolidation to a hub at Blackfriars. The post will be part of the team supporting the clinical diagnostics services of both Guy’s and King’s College Hospitals, covering several rare disease and cancer diagnostic laboratories. You would have the opportunity to develop and troubleshoot both somatic and germline pipelines, develop and manage applications supporting the diagnostic process and manage large datasets for reporting.
Responsibilities Support the clinical diagnostics services of both Guy’s and King’s College Hospitals, covering several rare disease and cancer diagnostic laboratories.
Develop and troubleshoot somatic and germline pipelines; develop and manage applications supporting the diagnostic process; manage large datasets for reporting.
Maintain and operate bioinformatics pipelines for the processing of next generation sequencing data for both Guy’s Hospital and King’s College Hospital supporting services for the Genomic Medicine Service.
Work with other clinical scientists to support the development, validation and implementation of new/updated diagnostic tests. This will include developing and delivering validated and accredited software for delivery of diagnostic services following clinical best practice guidelines, as well as working with cloud-based infrastructure, local databases and the latest technologies to deliver bioinformatics services.
Support continual quality improvement and prioritise workload; require consistent attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
Flexible, hybrid working pattern; base location at Guy’s Hospital with occasional travel to other Synnovis sites.
Qualifications and Requirements Knowledge and experience of working with NGS pipelines and large datasets; strong programming and troubleshooting experience.
Applicants should be good communicators, be able to take initiative, support continual quality improvement and prioritise workload.
Applicants will be expected to have attained or be working towards HCPC registration.
Opportunities and Benefits Hybrid working pattern; occasional travel to other Synnovis sites.
Learning opportunities through The ACCE competencies programme, the Scientific Learning and Development Fund and the Synnovis Academy; funding/support for advanced qualifications.
Innovation Accelerator Fund to apply for finance to support new innovative scientific projects; participation with the wider scientific community through symposiums, conferences and other peer group meetings.
How to apply / Contact For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clodagh McGuire Job title: Bioinformatics Deputy Ops Lead Email address:
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