"Research Associate in Bioinformatics"

The University of Manchester is seeking a talented and ambitious bioinformatician to play a key role within the bioinformatics team in the Next Generation Phenotyping and Diagnostics (NGPD) theme of the Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.

The aim of this National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded project is to accelerate the adoption of high throughput diagnostic techniques through improving our understanding of disease complexity and multimorbidity in the context of high deprivation, social and ethnic diversity.

At the core of the NGPD theme we have created a bioinformatics team of 4 researchers, under the supervision of Prof David Wedge. Collectively, this team has expertise in the analysis of multilevel omic and imaging data; data integration and machine learning; risk prediction.

This expertise is being used to study key disease areas including fibrosis, eye disease and cancer.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.