Bioinformatician

About the Company

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology; Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture; Climate Change & Managing CO₂; and Artificial Intelligence & Robotics.

Responsibilities

• Provide data analysis and interpretation for GBI researchers
• Participate in developing and implementing bioinformatics strategies, programs, and workflows
• Ensure reproducibility, version control, and documentation for all analyses and pipelines
• Organise and prioritise work to defined deadlines
• Ensure compliance with best practices in biological data handling
• Assist in the design and delivery of high-quality training to GBI staff and researchers
• Support strategies for effective and timely user engagement
• Promote and champion EIT and the work of the GBI

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a data-oriented scientific discipline (e.g. Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences)
• Experience delivering bioinformatics analyses in a collaborative capacity (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.)
• Experience working within a laboratory or scientific research setting
• Demonstrable programming and scripting skills in Python, R, or bash
• Familiarity with Linux environments, HPC, and/or cloud environments (e.g. SLURM, OCI)
• Experience running and fault-finding analysis pipelines (e.g. Nextflow)
• Experience with software containers (e.g. Docker, Singularity/Apptainer)
• Experience using and developing version-controlled codebases (e.g. git)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• Travel allowance
• Bonus
• Enhanced holiday pay
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance
• Hospital Cash Plan
• Therapy Services
• Perk Box
• Electric Car Scheme