About the role
Salary: £40559.00 to £48841.00
PenGU Bioinformaticsis thesoftware development and analysis supportarm of theMicrobiologyDivision. Itsupports genomic diagnostics, bespoke software development, genomicsurveillance of communicable disease and infections in Wales,andprovides support forHealth Protection Teamsin outbreak investigation and control, provides health intelligence on communicable diseasemattersand carries out applied research.Bioinformatics activity covers5 subjectareas:
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Antimicrobial resistance,
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Viruses,sexualhealth, TBand Vaccinepreventable disease and respiratory infection
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. Software development
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Next Generation Sequencingand
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Genomicepidemiology,researchand training. The post-holder will beassigned to one or moresubject groups,but will provide support to the others, asrequired.
The post-holderwill bea keymember ofscientific staff withintheBioinformatics teamwhichisbased within the Public Health WalesMicrobiologyDivision. Theywill work closely withseniorscientists,clinical scientists, bioinformaticiansand other team members,to develop newbioinformaticssystems,expand on existing onesand provide support during outbreak and major event situations. The post-holder will take a lead on discrete projectsandreportsandhelp ensure that analytical and reporting deadlines are met.
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