Deputy Director of Bioinformatics

We are actively seeking a Deputy Director of Bioinformatics to join the Southwest Genomic Laboratory Hub (SWGLH) team. This AfC 8B role offers an exciting and unique opportunity to be involved in the development of the infrastructure supporting the genomics patient pathway in the South West. The UK is recognised worldwide as a leader in genomics allowing us to deliver advances at scale and pace for the benefit of patients and their families. Bio-Informatics will play a vital role in the NHS realising the benefits of genomics.

The SWGLH is a partnership between North Bristol NHS Trust and the Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust. 

As a Deputy Director within the Genomics Bioinformatics team, you will play a crucial role in the strategic development of the bioinformatics service ensuring that it remains at the cutting edge of bioinformatics practice. You will provide senior coordination, ensuring the successful delivery of strategic elements of the NHSE genomics data and Digital strategy, with particular focus on unifying the SWGLH Bioinformatics teams to efficiently deliver this strategy.

The successful candidate will have a track record of project delivery, innovation, team building and problem solving. The candidate will work both regionally, and nationally across the GMS network and be expected to have an onsite presence across the SWGLH.

Main duties of the job

• Under the direction of the SWGLH Informatics and Clinical Bioinformatics Director, steer the development of bioinformatics systems and ensure systems across the SWGLH meet the technical requirements of the service, as well as any contractual obligations
• To support the SWGLH Informatics and Clinical Bioinformatics Director, in the strategic development of the bioinformatics service ensuring that it remains at the cutting edge of bioinformatics practice.
• Undertake collaborative research (infrequently) and development on new bioinformatics applications for variant assessment, e.g., the use of AI, as well as the development of bioinformatics for new technologies.
• Work with the GLH Management Group and local Laboratory leads to unify the SW bioinformatics teams to support the appropriate and efficient use of resources required to implement and maintain the bioinformatics, data management and storage systems.
• Responsible for ensuring the bioinformatics pipelines and processes are compliant with all relevant regulatory standards (e.g., ISO 15189:2012) and accreditation bodies and that best practice guidelines and standards applicable to bioinformatics are adhered to.