R&D Laboratory Scientist

Genomics 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.

Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.

We 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.

We have an exceptional opportunity for a skilled and passionate scientist to join our organisation as Research & Development Laboratory Scientist to perform molecular biology assay development and execution, including NGS library preparation and sequencing experiments, using your expertise in sequencing technology.

This role will be based on site, full-time at our Hinxton, Cambridge site.

As a Laboratory Scientist at Genomics England, your day to day activities will consist of designing and performing experiments such as DNA sample preparation and QC, followed by library preparation and sequencing for long read technologies.

You'll be responsible for keeping a detailed record and tracking of samples throughout the preparation and sequencing process and you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with the R&D team and partners to optimise sequencing protocols and automation of lab procedures as well as to analyse sequencing performance, support troubleshooting efforts and resolve issues.

In addition, you will ensure general maintenance of the lab and instrumentation and be responsible for preparing data and reports for technical meetings.

Skills and Experience for Success

It is essential for this position that you have postgraduate experience working in a lab including hands-on experience of molecular biology techniques.

We anticipate that the ideal candidate will have:

• Post-graduate experience working in a molecular biology lab, processing multiple batches of samples.
• A solid background in molecular biology, and a keen interest in cutting edge sequencing technologies applied to clinical samples.
• Practical experience with DNA/RNA purification and handling, NGS library preparation and whole genome sequencing or relevant nucleic acid based assays.
• Experience of long read sequencing.

At Genomics England, we offer a stimulating and inclusive work environment that encourages growth, learning, and collaboration. Join us on this remarkable journey as we revolutionise healthcare through genomics. Apply now to be part of our team!

B.Sc. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Science or other related biological science disciplines.

Being 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:

• 30 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), with additional days for long service awards
• A generous pension scheme of up to 15% combined contribution
• Life Assurance (3 x salary)
• Individual learning budgets for every colleague, a Blinkist account and a wide variety of courses on our portal
• A wide variety of wellness benefits including Gympass, a Headspace account, free weekly Yoga classes
• Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
• Blended working arrangements

Talk to our Talent Team and find out how a career with Genomics England will benefit you.

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As part of our recruitment process, all successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We therefore require applicants to disclose any previous offences at point of application, as some unspent convictions may mean we are unable to proceed with your application due to the nature of our work in healthcare.

Genomics England operates a blended working model as we know our people appreciate the flexibility. We expect most people to come into the office 2 times each month as a minimum. However, this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. For some people this is 1 day a quarter, for others it is several days a week. There is no expectation that staff will return to the office full time unless they want to. The exception would be some of our roles that would require you to be on site full time e.g., lab teams, reception team.

Our teams and squads have, and will continue to, reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit, beyond the minimum. Our office locations are Canary Wharf, Cambridge and Leeds.

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