Clinical Bioinformatician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a skilled and enthusiastic Clinical Bioinformatician to join the North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The team focuses on developing pipelines for rapid, comprehensive diagnosis of rare diseases. The position involves supporting diagnostic services, acting as a Duty Bioinformatician, and contributing to development work on pipelines and databases. It requires a mix of operational delivery, development, and data analysis, with a minimum of 20% onsite working.
Essential criteria
- Our Always values
- Able to work on site when required
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
- State Registered Clinical Bioinformatician (HCPC)
- MSc in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology or equivalent Postgraduate qualification
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree (PhD) in Bioinformatics or a related field
- Experience/Knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of the Python programming language, and commonly used Python libraries and web frameworks (e.g. Django and Flask)
- Knowledge of confidentiality and data protection processes and procedures
- Experience of developing, implementing and maintaining bioinformatic data analysis pipelines
- Experience with creating, querying and maintaining databases, particularly MySQL or PostgreSQL
- Advanced use of git version control
- Demonstrable experience in a clinical diagnostic department
- Knowledge of bash and shell scripting
- Ability to work in a Unix/Linux environment
- Up to date knowledge of the relevant scientific literature
- Evidence of professional and personal development.
- Experience in scientific workflow languages for genomic pipelines (e.g. Nextflow)
- Experience using docker for development
- Experience deploying software in the cloud
- Skills/Abilities
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with ability to prioritise tasks effectively
- Ability to develop and maintain excellent communication and working relationships
- Able to provide specialist advice to laboratory staff
- Able to present data at departmental and inter-departmental meetings
- Awareness of clinical significance of genetics findings and implications for patients
- Work to deadlines, operating autonomously and as part of a team
- Knowledge and understanding of ISO15189 accreditation standards and their application to a genomics laboratory
- Ability to write and follow bioinformatics protocols
- GOSH Culture and Values
- Our Always values
- Able to work on site when required
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
- State Registered Clinical Bioinformatician (HCPC)
- MSc in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology or equivalent Postgraduate qualification
- Higher degree (PhD) in Bioinformatics or a related field
- Experience/Knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of the Python programming language, and commonly used Python libraries and web frameworks (e.g. Django and Flask)
- Knowledge of confidentiality and data protection processes and procedures
- Experience of developing, implementing and maintaining bioinformatic data analysis pipelines
- Experience with creating, querying and maintaining databases, particularly MySQL or PostgreSQL
- Advanced use of git version control
- Demonstrable experience in a clinical diagnostic department
- Knowledge of bash and shell scripting
- Ability to work in a Unix/Linux environment
- Up to date knowledge of the relevant scientific literature
- Evidence of professional and personal development.
- Experience in scientific workflow languages for genomic pipelines (e.g. Nextflow)
- Experience using docker for development
- Experience deploying software in the cloud
- Skills/Abilities
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with ability to prioritise tasks effectively
- Ability to develop and maintain excellent communication and working relationships
- Able to provide specialist advice to laboratory staff
- Able to present data at departmental and inter-departmental meetings
- Awareness of clinical significance of genetics findings and implications for patients
- Work to deadlines, operating autonomously and as part of a team
- Knowledge and understanding of ISO15189 accreditation standards and their application to a genomics laboratory
- Ability to write and follow bioinformatics protocols
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Bioinformatician
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Clinical Bioinformatician to join our team based in the North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Our team is delivering transformation in patient care by developing pipelines for rapid, comprehensive diagnosis of rare diseases.
If you are committed to contributing to a team delivering excellence in rare disease bioinformatics this is definitely the post for you.
You will be joining an enthusiastic, friendly, motivated Clinical Bioinformatics Team. This is an ideal opportunity to seriously contribute to clinical practice for the benefit of patients. This post is suitable for registered Clinical Bioinformaticians or Trainee Bioinformaticians close to registration.
The role includes a minimum requirement of 20% onsite working, although the expectation is that you will work onsite for 40% of the week to support service delivery, collaboration and team integration.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within a team of Bioinformaticians supporting diagnostics services at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The role will be a mix of acting as Duty Bioinformatician, development work and data analysis to support the rare disease diagnostic service. The Duty Bi
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