Junior Bioinformatician

5 Prime Sciences is seeking a Junior Bioinformatician to primarily carry out genetic data analysis and assist in the development of analytic workflows. The successful candidate will work with a team of bioinformaticians and statistical geneticists at 5 Prime Sciences to run and develop workflows that identify novel drug targets and validate them, for our partners in the biotechnology industry.

• Perform data curation of internal and external data resources to identify high-quality genetic datasets for downstream analysis.
• Harmonise genetic datasets obtained from different sources and perform QC on these data. 
• Run production-level workflows of various statistical genetics methods using Terra.bio to support target validation.
• Assist with the development of databases and interfaces for rapid retrieval, visualisation and interpretation of analysed genomic data.
• Contribute to documentation of computational pipelines, infrastructure and resources.
• Perform data retrieval and management using Google Cloud Platform, ensuring that data is managed securely and efficiently without loss or corruption.
• Work collaboratively with the Analytics team to draft reports and prepare slides for client presentations.
• Support the development of robust analytical pipelines and perform code review.

• BSc/MSc with significant Bioinformatics experience is required. 
• Demonstrated proficiency in R (1+ years) is required.
• Demonstrated exposure to human genomic datasets is required (GWAS, WES, WGS, etc.).
• Experience working with large-scale genomic datasets, e.g. UKBiobank, 1000 Genomes etc.
• Experience in running software in a Linux or UNIX-like environment including shell scripting and common command-line tools.
• Working familiarity with cloud computing environments (GCP, AWS, DNANexus, Terra, etc.).
• Knowledge of software development methodology (version control, testing, documentation).
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.