Bioinformatician post at Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

ROLE PROFILE

CURRENT JOB TITLE: Bioinformatician

ROLE PROFILE REFERENCE[FOR HR USE ONLY] : 120/13

GRADE: 5

REPORTS TO [JOB TITLE]: Senior Staff Scientist

TEAM NO: 120

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR: None

ROLE PURPOSE AND PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

To assist in the development and production of TreeFam; in close collaboration with Ensembl Compara team as well as world-leading protein and RNA family resources (Pfam, MEROPS and Rfam). Develop and test new features and algorithms, integrate them into the existing TreeFam pipeline and maintain the code base.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES [IN APPROXIMATE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE TO ROLE PURPOSE]:

1. Development of TreeFam database resources (code pipeline + website).

2. Develop new features in the databases by incorporating new or extending existing data sources/features.

3. Produce scripts (written in Perl) that integrate with group code base to perform various tasks from data analysis to data entry and integrity, thereby allowing human time to be used more efficiently.

4. Liaise with external databases to ensure successful co-ordination and integration of data, and act upon feedback when appropriate.

5. Plan own work on a daily and weekly basis to ensure that production and research goals are achieved in a timely fashion.

6. Contribute to publication of the research output of the group as guided by line manager.

7. Communicate with the user community to deal with queries that arise from the use of the data provided as well as incorporate data submissions from users.

DESCRIBE THE MOST COMPLEX/CHALLENGING ASPECTS OF THE ROLE

Balancing the need for high productivity with the requirements for high accuracy.

Knowledge, skills and experience required: E = Essential D = Desirable

·         Degree in computer science/bioinformatics (E)

·         MSc or equivalent (D)

·         Computer literacy (linux experience) (E)

·         Good attention to detail (E)

·         Experience of handling large scale biological datasets and utilising scientific databases (D)

·         Good communication/team player skills (E)

·         Problem solving skills (D)

·         Advanced programming skills in Perl and MySQL (D)

·         Time management skills (D)

INTERACTS WITH:WHO (TEAMS/PEOPLE/ORGANISATIONS):

Line manager

Other members of team

External databases

User community

PURPOSE OF THE INTERACTION

Report to/get direction from

Give/obtain advice, keep informed on tasks

Provide information/data

Answering queries

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER https://jobs.sanger.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=1764&p_web_page_id=148530