At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, policy makers, and entrepreneurs to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas:
- Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
- Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
- Climate Change & Managing CO₂
- Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas for lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org
Requirements
We’re looking for a Bioinformatician to work at the interface of genomics and AI, transforming complex biological sources into robust, high-quality data sets, building bioinformatics solutions, and designing evaluations for foundation models.
This role requires deep expertise in genomics and bioinformatics methods, strong scientific judgement, and the ability to critically assess and improve how biological data is used in computational systems. You will work closely with AI Scientists and Engineers to ensure models are biologically sound and capture the most important signals.
Day-to-Day, you might:
- Structure, curate, and transform large-scale genomics data for use in machine learning systems
- Define biologically grounded tasks, representations, and evaluation frameworks aligned with real biological signal
- Interrogate datasets, methods, and model outputs to identify bias, leakage, and invalid assumptions
- Apply, adapt, and critically assess state-of-the-art bioinformatics methods in real-world settings
- Build robust, reproducible Python workflows and collaborate closely with research and engineering teams
What Makes you a Great Fit:
- Extensive experience in genomics and computational biology, with strong understanding of methods such as genome assembly, alignment, and variant analysis
- Experience working with large-scale genomics datasets including data preparation and modelling
- Proven track record of solving complex bioinformatics problems, translating them into computational and statistical methods and delivering working implementations.
- High proficiency in Python for data processing and modelling
It would be Great to also have:
- Background in software engineering
- Familiarity with workflow management, containerization, and HPC environments
- Experience with microbiology and prokaryotic biology
- Experience with long- and short-read sequencing technologies
- Experience with foundation models or representation learning applied to biological data
Benefits
We offer the following salary and benefits:
Enhanced holiday pay
Pension
Life Assurance
Income Protection
Private Medical Insurance
Hospital Cash Plan
Therapy Services
Perk Box
Electric Car Scheme
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Why work for EIT:
At the Ellison Institute, we believe a collaborative, inclusive team is key to our success. We are building a supportive environment where creative risks are encouraged, and everyone feels heard. Valuing emotional intelligence, empathy, respect, and resilience, we encourage people to be curious and to have a shared commitment to excellence. Join us and make an impact!
Skills Required
- PhD or equivalent experience in Bioinformatics or related discipline
- Extensive experience as a Bioinformatician
- Hands-on experience analysing genomics and proteomics data
- Proficiency in Python and adherence to coding best practices
What We Do
The Ellison Institute of Technology aims to discover, develop, and deploy science and technology to solve humanity's most important problems, focusing on health and medical science, food security, climate change, and AI-driven government innovation.
