Senior Bioinformatician in Infectious Diseases
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £56,276.00 to £71,148.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56276.00 - £71148.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9196-26-0304 |
Summary
Lead the bioinformatics support for translation of nanopore metagenomics assays into pilot clinical services. This includes sequencing of bacteria, fungi and viruses and a particular focuson respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-2, other coronaviruses and influenza. Provide bioinformatics support for developmental projects evaluating high throughput real time targeted sequencing of respiratory viruses of public health and infection control significance Responsible for the development and maintenance of analysis pipelines to support clinical service delivery across the NHS network, ensuring the approach supports longer term scalingand sustainable use, including developing a strategy for updating methods of pipeline delivery, with particular reference to ensuring service continuity and improvement. Lead in the development, implementation and management of analytical tools for the service pipelines. Tasks will include the development of database and related tools for data retrieval,manipulation, analysis and visualisation and producing ISO compliant documentation (validation, SOPs). Lead in the deployment of bioinformatic pipelines across NHS Trusts and international sites, including liaison with relevant scientists, network engineers, governance and clinical departments; and drafting and maintaining clear guidance documentation for bioinformaticians and non-bioinformaticians alike Please see the supporting documentation for a full Job Description and Person Specification.