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Company Description\n\nGenomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments – with patients and participants at the heart of it all.\n\nOur mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.\n\nWe are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.\n\nJob Description\n\nWe are hiring a Senior Genomic Data Scientist to join our newly established Adult Population Genomics Programme (APGP). This exciting initiative will sequence the genomes of 150,000 adults to better understand how genomics can support preventative healthcare, improve early disease detection, and enable more personalised and proactive interventions. \n\nA key element of the programme is the integration of pharmacogenomics, recognising its potential to support safer and more effective use of medicines across the population. \n\nThe Senior Genomic Data Scientist will lead the programme’s pharmacogenomics-focused analytical work.

This includes evaluating technologies, benchmarking tools, and developing, validating, and implementing analysis workflows for the detection and reporting of pharmacogenomic variants.  \n\nThe person in this role will shape the analytical strategy and generate impactful insights from large-scale genomic and health data, helping the programme realise its potential for population-level precision medicine. \n\nThis role is based on a 2-year fixed term contract. \n\nEveryday responsibilities include: \n\nContribute to study design and planning, in particular from statistics and evaluation perspective (e.g. power calculations, sample size calculations, outcomes  modelling).\nAssess and benchmark technologies and bioinformatics tools for processing and analysis of whole genome data (e.g. alignment, variant callers, quality control), relevant genomic to pharmacogenomics and disease risk prediction in adults.  \nCollaborate with Bioinformatic Engineers in development of data processing pipelines, including setting up the requirements, validation, testing, and impact assessment. \nConducting custom computational analyses on whole genome sequencing datasets. \nResearching the scientific literature, identifying new approaches to genome analysis, as well as contributing to the publication and dissemination of our learnings in the form of scientific papers, white papers and conferences.Skills and experience for success: \n\nDemonstrated experience in human germline DNA analysis in pharmacogenomics context, ideally with additional expertise other areas such as rare disease genomics, polygenic risk prediction, population genetics, or complex genomic regions (e.g., HLA/KIR). \nDeep understanding and hands-on experience of a broad range of bioinformatic techniques and approaches, especially related to whole genome sequencing, complex loci, haplotypes, and the tools and databases used for pharmacogenomics and human genome variant interpretation.   \nProficiency in programming, including working knowledge of python, and statistics, with experience in cloud-scale or high-performance computing, and understanding of experimental design, sample size, and power calculations. \nProven experience contributing to genomic research or analysis projects, from planning to delivery, with outputs such as publications, presentations, or large-scale initiative contributions. \nCollaborative, curious, and innovative, able to communicate complex concepts clearly, work effectively across teams, and apply automation approaches to enhance analytical workflows.Desirable skills:\n\nExperience leading and driving projects which require collaboration – chairing meetings, communicating complexity to non-technical stakeholders and focusing on the decisions needed to unlock value for study participants. \nAbility to inspire and motivate other members of the team, deliver to deadlines, and focus on delivery-oriented data-driven strategical decisions. \nExcellent analytical and reporting skills. \nPrior experience of working in highly collaborative, cross disciplinary environments.   \n\nQualifications\n\nPhD  with postdoctoral, or equivalent, experience, in at least one of the following: Genetics/Genomic with a strong computational component, Statistical genetics, Genetic epidemiology or Bioinformatics with the focus on human genomics. \n\nAdditional Information\n\nSalary from: £62,000\n\nPlease provide a cover letter explaining how your skills and experience align with this role and its requirements. \n\nClosing date for applications – Friday 9th January 2026 \n\nBeing an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including: \n\nGenerous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, additional leave for long service, and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).\nFamily-Friendly: Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.\nPension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10%, however you can contribute more if you wish), Life Assurance (3x salary), and a Give As You Earn scheme.\nLearning & Development: Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).\nRecognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.\nHealth & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.Equal opportunities and our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace \n\nGenomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, and best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence.

We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any , , gender, gender , , , or social background. \n\nGenomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of , , gender or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being or recently becoming a parent, race, or beliefs, sex or , length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.  \n\nGenomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour undermines our mission and core values and diminishes the dignity, respect and integrity of all parties. Our People policies outline our commitment to inclusivity. \n\nWe aim to remove barriers in our recruitment processes and to be flexible with our interview processes.

Should you require any adjustments that may help you to fully participate in the recruitment process, we encourage you to discuss this with us. \n\nCulture\n\nWe have four key behaviours that represent what we would like Genomics England to feel like and the culture we want to encourage, in order for us to achieve our mission. These behaviours help us all work well together, deliver on our outcomes, celebrate our successes and share feedback with each other. You can read about these and other aspects of our culture here

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