IRR Research Data Analyst

The University of Edinburgh - College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine - Institute for Regeneration and Repair

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 36 months

This post will be part of a new developing section within our Single Cell and Spatial Biology Facility, joining our current bioinformatician providing Institute-wide bioinformatics support, managing the analysis of bioinformatics projects and training researchers in bioinformatic techniques.

The Opportunity:

Teamwork is essential for success in this role and an ability to adapt and apply new knowledge in this evolving area of data analysis.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. This post requires ongoing Right to Work in the UK.

The salary for this post is £41,064 to £48,822 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Undergraduate in biological sciences, bioinformatics or related subject with strong focus on molecular biology and master’s in bioinformatics or equivalent experience in these areas
• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics or a related discipline
• Relevant experience working as a Bioinformatician
• Expertise in scRNAseq analysis, with experience in using the tools mentioned above or equivalent omics expertise
• Ability to write bespoke scripts following good reproducibility standards in Bash, R and Python