Data Science Team Leader

PI name: Crispin Miller 

Project Title: National Mouse Genetics Network Data Platform 

Salary: £42,635 to £69,798 subject to experience, plus relocation allowance and visa costs if required. 

Call for early career data scientists on a pathway to independence.

A senior position is available at Staff Scientist level within the Computational Biology Group at the CRUK Scotland Institute to lead a new Data Science Team. The Institute is a world leading cancer research institute situated in the vibrant city of Glasgow. It hosts approximately 60 researcher scientists at any one time. The Institute has an excellent reputation for fundamental cancer research, including world-class metabolism studies and renowned in vivo modelling of tumour growth and metastasis.  

Project outline

The MRC National Mouse Genetics Network (NMGN) is a recent major new investment to support the enhancement of mouse research and its alignment with human clinical studies, across a range of human diseases. The NMGN programme requires a scalable data sharing platform focused on the scientific priorities of the network. The data platform and outward facing data portal will support the capture, sharing and reuse of datasets generated by > 70 research groups across the NMGN, and will be used to support data exchange between the network and the international community. 

A staff scientist position is available within the Computational Biology Group to lead a team of four to develop this data platform. The postholder will join an established interdisciplinary group of software engineers, computer scientists, biologists and mathematicians, and will relish bringing their skills to bear in this highly dynamic and collaborative environment. 

The role will involve collaborating widely across the UK preclinical modelling and data management communities and will entail working in tandem with a software engineering and data management team based at the Mary Lyon Centre in Oxford. 

Essential criteria:-

1. A PhD or Masters degree in bioinformatics, computational biology or a related discipline, OR an undergraduate degree in computer science with substantial experience in front and/or back end development.
2. They will have an established track record in software engineering.
3. Significant experience working with Common Data Models (CDMs) such as OMOP.
4. A commitment to data quality.
5. Excellent leadership and communication skills and an ability to work in inter-disciplinary research environment.
6. Strong organisational skills and the ability to work concurrently on multiple projects.
7. A desire to see the output of their work translated into real-world impact.

For informal enquiries, please email crispin.miller@crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk

Employee Benefits 

• Competitive salary
• 40.5 days annual leave including bank holidays (FTE)
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Free life assurance scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Additional maternity pay for 6 months at full salary
• Shared parental leave including up to 6 weeks paid at full salary
• Cycle to work scheme saving tax and NI on cycle purchase and spreading repayments over up to 12 months
• Access to employee benefit schemes with discounts on supermarkets, cinema, travel and much more.
• On-site secure parking 

All applications must be made via our website by clicking on the 'Apply' button above.

More information on our EDI policies can also be found here. 

Closing Date: 28 February 2025

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