Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Onsite
Salary for this Role:
From £49,080 , plus benefits, subject to skills and experience
Job Title:
Bioinformatician/Computational BiologistReports to:
Ilaria MalanchiClosing Date:
18/Oct/2026 23.59 GMTJob Description:
Bioinformatician/Computational Biologist
Contract term: This is a full-time, fixed term (5 years) position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.
Reporting to: Ilaria Malanchi, Principal Group Leader
Salary for this Role: From £49,790 with benefits, subject to skills and experience
About us
The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.
The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We’ve removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher. This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.
About the Malanchi Lab
The Tumour Host Interaction Lab, led by Professor Ilaria Malanchi, investigates how cancer cells interact with surrounding tissues and distant organs to create environments that support tumour growth, metastasis and treatment resistance.
Our research explores the relationship between cancer, ageing, inflammation and tissue regeneration, combining sophisticated experimental models with genomic and multi-omic approaches to uncover the mechanisms driving disease.
About the role
We are looking for a talented and motivated Bioinformatician to join our multidisciplinary team as part of a five-year ERC Synergy-funded research programme.
You’ll work with scientists across the project to analyse and integrate complex genomic, transcriptomic and epigenetic datasets, including bulk and single-cell RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, methylome and proteomic data.
This is more than a data analysis role. You’ll have the opportunity to influence experimental design, identify interesting patterns and signatures within large datasets and help translate computational findings into new biological hypotheses that can be tested experimentally.
You’ll join the Malanchi Lab at the Crick and collaborate closely with the groups of Professor Dominique Bonnet and Professor Francesca Ciccarelli as part of the wider ERC Synergy programme.
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What you’ll be doing
You will be responsible for:
About you
You will have:
(Minimum Criteria*)
Experience or knowledge of molecular biology, genetics and related biological fields would be advantageous.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key computational role in an ambitious, collaborative research programme, using cutting-edge multi-omic approaches to uncover how interactions between tumours and their host environment shape cancer development and progression.
About Working at the Crick
Our values
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At the Francis Crick Institute, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving innovation and scientific discovery. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed, regardless of their background, identity, or personal circumstances. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences. We are a Disability Confident: Committed employer and want to ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll make reasonable adjustments if you need them - just let us know when you apply. If you need assistance with applying (i.e., would like to apply by phone or post) please email: ruby.oluwafemi@crick.ac.uk.
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What will you receive?
At the Francis Crick Institute, we value our team members and are proud to offer an extensive range of benefits to support their well-being and development:
Please note you must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed.
We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.
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