Data Scientist - Professor Crispin Miller
Project title: National Mouse Genetics Network Data Platform
Salary: £35,846 to £55,816 subject to experience, plus relocation allowance and visa costs if required.
About us
Multiple positions are available within a newly established Data Science Team at the CRUK Scotland Institute including two Research Software Engineer (RSE) positions. 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. The platform will be delivered by a Data Science Team working in collaboration across the UK data management community.
A position is available within this team for a data scientist.
All posts 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. The data scientist role will focus on supporting data analysis workflows on high performance computing clusters, developing machine learning models and data visualization.
Successful applicants will join an established highly collaborative and interdisciplinary team of software engineers, computer scientists, biologists and mathematicians, and will relish bringing these skills to bear in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment.
Essential criteria:
- A PhD or Masters in a relevant field (e.g., bioinformatics, computer science, mathematics, physics)
- Knowledge of modern approaches in data science, machine learning and the use of high-performance computing clusters.
- Demonstrable ability to write substantial bodies of code in Python.
- Experience in visualising data to provide actionable insights, including via modern dashboarding tools.
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to work in inter-disciplinary research environment.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to work concurrently on multiple projects.
- A desire to see the output of their work translated into real-world impact.
For informal enquiries, please email Dr Ross Gray r.gray@crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk or Prof Crispin Miller crispin.miller@glasgow.ac.uk
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Our overarching research ethos at the Institute is about excellence, honesty, openness, accountability and integrity. The diversity of our staff and students is also what makes the Institute such a vibrant place to work and advance discoveries in cancer research. Family friendly policies, our collaborative ethos, a focus on good mental health and well-being and opportunities for all help to create an enjoyable and inclusive workplace where your voice matters.
The Institute is also committed to increasing the number of female scientists at the postdoc level and beyond and encourages female applicants to apply. We have recently introduced a highly attractive maternity policy which provides 12-18 months support and funding for researchers wishing to take time off to spend with their children amongst other family friendly policies
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
Closing Date: 31st August 2025
