Bioinformatician (Genomics Programme)

Job summary

The NHSBT Genomics program is using high throughput genotyping and sequencing technologies to provide better transfusion and transplant outcomes for patients. This role will work within a multidisciplinary team to develop and deploy bioinformatics tools for analysing and visualising genomic data for clinical reporting.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will work as part of a team to: Contribute to the design, implementation and maintenance of software and IT systems and programmes to analyse data generated by current and emerging Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms. Write computer programmes required for the analyses of complex data derived from the HLA and other genetic systems. Contribute to the analysis of complex human genomic data. Perform computational genomics. Assist with the retrieval of data from existing NHSBT databases including PULSE and Hematos. You will be required to travel in the UK and abroad and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, but with prior notice

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positiv