Bioinformatics Research Scientist

We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.

By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Bioinformatics Research Scientist to join our Bioinformatics Research team.

Title: Bioinformatics Research Scientist

Salary: £40,000-44,000 per annum ( depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Hybrid, with head office in Hampstead, London

We are looking for a bioinformatics scientist with an interest in innovation to join our team and provide support on multiple projects with a focus on our population genetics and donor registry work.

The role will focus on two key areas: firstly, researching and developing our HLA-driven modelling work, and secondly, building workflows for our modelling work so we can deliver reliable, reproducible results which will contribute to donor recruitment and donor engagement projects. There will also be opportunities to support other projects within the team.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct and support analysis of registry data, developing novel methodologies and algorithms for analysis when needed

• Develop modules for our population genetics toolset and support translating this into production

• Apply best practices and develop unit testing to add resilience to the code base

• Develop web tools so different stakeholders can view results from different modelling scenarios

• Communicate effectively with both team members and stakeholders in the registry analysis project

Essential attributes:

• Bioinformatics MSc or Computer Science BSc (or equivalent)

• Experience programming in Python

• Familiarity with SQL and Nextflow

• Ability to work flexibly in both a team environment and independently

Desirable attributes:

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform

• Experience in web development

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary

• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop

• Life Assurance of four times annual salary

• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme

• And more! (further details on our Life at Anthony Nolan page)

Please check out the full job description here, and you can read more about what to expect on the Our recruitment process page.

Please note: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible – this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of strong applications.

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.