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Role name:Python DeveloperReporting to:Head of pipelines Direct reports: None Overall job purpose: The post holder is an experienced Python developer responsible for creating web applications and utilising programming skills for the interpretation of genetic data from large databases.The post holder is responsible for developing and operating computational pipelines, working on complex projects and custom tasks that span a wide variety of analysis problems and developing and maintaining a knowledge base of variants and annotations.Key accountabilities:Develops and applies state of the art approaches to 100,000 whole genome sequences (WGS) in the areas of:oQuality assurance and sample provenance monitoringoAnalysis of WGS in cancer and rare diseases oSequence alignment and variant callingAssists with the deployment, maintenance and troubleshooting of computational pipelines for WGS processing and analysisLiaises with internal colleagues as needed to ensure the provision and smooth running of the computational pipelines for data processing and analysis. Essential skills, knowledge and behaviours required for fully effective performance in this role: Post-graduate degree or equivalent work experience in bioinformatics (desirable) Experience in the development of NGS analysis pipelines for large numbers of samples (desirable) Proficiency in Bash and a general purpose programming language such as Java or Python, and experience in assigning APIs Proficiency in collaborative development tools such as Github, Confluence and JIRAComfortable using of high performance computing clustersAbility to work independently and to show initiative within a teamAbility to prioritise and balance competing demands Ability to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary teamFlexible and co-operative approach to colleaguesGood attention to detail Degree in computer science or software engineering (desirable) ................
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