Technical Specialist (Fixed Term)

Working in the Haematology Department within the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) team led by Dr Elspeth Bruford, this post is for a technical specialist to work on the HGNC project's IT infrastructure and applications for the public website (www.genenames.org), and for internal applications for the team. The post holder will report to Senior Technical Specialist Kristian Gray.

Standardised gene naming is of crucial importance as a supporting service to the fields of genomics and clinical medicine in its aim to provide unique, and where possible informative and stable, gene nomenclature for human and other key species. During this time of rapid expansion within the field of genomics, it is imperative that researchers and clinicians have access to standardised gene symbols to allow safe and accurate data exchange and analysis. The role holder must ensure this data is always easily accessible, and freely available to all with no restrictions imposed on access or the use of the data.

For this exciting role, we are seeking an ambitious developer with experience in coding in JavaScript and a scripting language such as Python, with an understanding of object-orientation.  You will be looking to build a career in web development, full stack development, cloud computing and/or bioinformatics. You will work within a team in which the key stakeholders are your colleagues.

This position would be ideal for a candidate with experience in developing webtools and websites, and knowledge of developing and maintaining relational databases. They would have experience in utilising and researching multiple different coding languages and frameworks, and be willing to learn new techniques.

You will be located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, offering an unrivalled scientific ecosystem and exceptional research facilities. We offer a highly collegiate and supportive environment, and the opportunity to work with world-leading colleagues.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 years in the first instance.

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and a CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

The closing date for applications is: 2nd February 2025

The interview date for the role is: W/C 11th February 2025

Please quote reference RB44408 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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