Senior Research Fellow (Bioinformatics) at UCL
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Established in 2014, the CRUK’s Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence [LCCE] is headed by Charles Swanton at UCL and Caroline Dive at CRUK-MI. The Centre combines expertise in basic, translational and clinical research, which is focused around eight complementary and interacting themes: Basic Science, Immunology, Drug Discovery, Early Detection and Pre-Invasive Disease, Tumour Evolution and Heterogeneity, Biomarkers, Clinical Trials and Radiation Biology/Radiotherapy Trials. We are seeking collaborative and self-motivated bioinformatician post-doc Senior Research Fellow to work harnessing data to understand lung cancer.
About the role
The purpose of the post is to contribute to the success of the Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence (LCCE) research programme by enabling best practice scientific workflows and a data portal for its members and collaborators.
The post holder will be expected to plan their own work to achieve scientific objectives and operate with minimum supervision and proactively help others in the Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence. The post holder will keep abreast of current developments in computational biology and implement new technologies or techniques as and when necessary.
The successful candidate will join a successful multi-disciplinary team of cancer evolutionary biologists and lung cancer translational research clinicians where all stages of novel cancer treatment, from design of therapeutics, through pre-clinical imaging, to application in the clinic are achievable within the Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence.
This post is funded for two years in the first instance.
About you
The successful applicant will work in collaboration between UCL and the CRUK Manchester Institute. You will have a proven track record of pipeline development with version control, bug tracking, unit and integration testing. The post holder will be based at UCL CI and will be responsible for harnessing large scale data sets and developing best practice workflows enable in-depth understanding of lung cancer.
Prior experience with creating infrastructure for data access is particularly desired. Strong skills in the field of genomics and desirably one or more of the following: cancer biology, evolutionary biology, statistics, mathematics. Prior experience with data analysis based on integrating large datasets is particularly desired.
Key Position Details
| Key Details | Description |
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| Position Title | Senior Research Fellow (Bioinformatics) |
| Reference Number | B02-08176 |
| Professional Expertise | Research and Research Support |
| School/University | School of Life & Medical Sciences, University College London (UCL) |
| Department | School of Life & Medical Sciences (B02) |
| Location | London |
| Working Pattern | Full-time |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Working Type | On-site |
| Salary | £52,487–£61,534 |
| Available for Secondment | No |
| Closing Date | 19-Jan-25 |
| Supervisor | Collaboration between Charles Swanton (UCL) and Caroline Dive (CRUK-MI) |
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| Funding Duration | Two years initially |
| About the LCCE | The Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence (LCCE) was established in 2014 and brings together experts from UCL and the CRUK Manchester Institute. Its mission is to transform outcomes for lung cancer patients by integrating basic, translational, and clinical research. The Centre’s work spans eight themes, including Tumour Evolution and Heterogeneity, Biomarkers, Drug Discovery, Immunology, Early Detection, and Clinical Trials. This collaborative ecosystem fosters innovation and accelerates breakthroughs from the lab to clinical applications. |
| Additional Information | The role is based at UCL Cancer Institute (CI) and offers the opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art research environment. You will contribute to projects that harness large-scale datasets to address key questions in lung cancer biology. The position is designed to empower researchers to make meaningful advancements in personalized medicine and cancer treatment strategies. |
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