Plant Genomics and Variation Team Leader
Core
Lead scientific direction and team delivery for Ensembl plant, invertebrate, and genetic variation resources, including the European Variation Archive (EVA) and Variant Effect Predictor (VEP), serving global research communities in crop improvement, biodiversity, and evolutionary biology.
Role type
Senior IC Team Leader (Scientific Leadership & Management)
Builds
Integrated genomic data resources, analytical tools, and community engagement activities for crop plants, invertebrates, and genetic variation.
Domain
Genomics, Bioinformatics, Crop Science, Invertebrate Biology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Scientific leadership, team management, budget management, grant lifecycle management, external stakeholder engagement, scientific writing, project management, genetic variation data analysis, big data handling, genome/gene/variant annotation knowledge, AI tool application
Preferred skills
Ensembl/EVA platform experience, workflow managers, high-performance computing, database management, software engineering, functional annotation, high-throughput sequencing analysis, Python, GraphQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DuckDB, AI methods for genomic annotation
Technologies
Ensembl, EVA, VEP, Python, GraphQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DuckDB, workflow managers, HPC platforms
Responsibilities
Manage multidisciplinary team of ~15 staff; lead development of EVA and Ensembl plant/invertebrate/variation aspects; identify and secure external funding; collaborate with global standards organizations; present at international meetings and publish scientific work.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities