Senior Biomedical Data Scientist

The University of Manchester - Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Science

Location: Manchester

Salary: £47,389 to £58,225 per annum, depending on relevant experience

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 9th September 2025

Closes: 1st October 2025

Job Ref: BMH-029642

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Biomedical Data Scientist, based in the new Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) in Exposome Immunology to be hosted jointly by the universities of Manchester and Oxford. The CoRE will leverage cutting edge computational approaches, novel experimental models, and experimental medicine studies to uncover how pollutants and infections interact with our genes to cause and exacerbate chronic inflammatory diseases.

You will be the Manchester-based lead for computational analysis of omics data produced by the CoRE. You will co-lead development of a computational pipeline that integrates multi-omic data at the cellular level across exposomes and diseases, revealing novel biology and shared mechanisms of immune regulation. You will be an expert in the use of advanced statistical inference and machine learning methods for the analysis of omics datasets. You will work with a team of data scientists in Manchester and Oxford to create tissue atlases along with computational models to characterise the effect of exposures on different tissues in humans and model systems. You will have a PhD with a significant computational and/or statistical element, expertise in analysis of omics data and experience of machine learning. A strong interest in biology is essential and you should be self-motivated, hard-working and able to lead a team.

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.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.