Group Leaders- Cellular Genomics
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Hinxton, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/9/2025
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Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.
Join the Frontier of Cellular Genomics
Become a Group Leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute
At the Wellcome Sanger Institute, we’re shaping the future of biology — and we’re looking for visionary scientists to help lead the way. We’re hiring new Group Leaders to join the Cellular Genomics Programme, where we decode and recode the tissue ecosystems of the human body.
About The Programme
Cellular Genomics aims to decode and recode human tissue ecosystems to understand how the body works and what causes disease. Our “lab-in-the-loop” approach combines high content multiomics and multimodal data generation from human tissues (including from patient cohorts), advanced organoid models to test mechanisms, and artificial intelligence to interpret data, make predictions and guide further experiments. We are a leading contributor to the international Human Cell Atlas initiative and have established fruitful collaborations across Cambridge in technology development and clinical research. We work in an inclusive and supportive environment, and are driven by the desire to improve human health through research.
You’ll join a group of diverse, collaborative and outstanding researchers and clinician-scientists led by Muzlifah Haniffa, including Omer Bayraktar, Sam Behjati, Roser Vento-Tormo, Song Chen and Mo Lotfollahi, with strong links across the Institute’s programmes focused on disease genomics (Human Genetics, Cancer, Ageing and Somatic Mutation), planetary genomics (Parasites and Microbes, and Tree of Life); and engineering genomics (Generative and Synthetic Genomics) - as well as with Sanger Scientific Operations and Informatics and Digital Solutions.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re seeking colleagues who will bring valuable expertise in one or more of the following areas:
These positions offer a substantial core package, including a competitive salary and continuous internal funding that enables the pursuit of ambitious, large-scale research without the need for external grants. Our Faculty benefit from flexible, rewarding employment terms, generous benefits, and comprehensive relocation support.
Faculty at the Institute are supported by outstanding scientific, technical, and operational teams, allowing them to focus on impactful research and leadership. You will have the opportunity to mentor and develop a growing team within a collaborative and well-resourced environment.
We appoint faculty at three levels and welcome applications from researchers across all career stages, including from clinical backgrounds. At this time, we are especially keen to hear from early career researchers ready to establish an independent research programme, and are also open to more experienced applicants. As part of our commitment to a diverse and inclusive scientific community, we particularly encourage applications from women, individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, and those with non-traditional career paths. We believe our science is enriched by a diversity of perspectives and experiences, including those from outside the normal academic pathways, and so encourage anyone who is excited by our mission to apply.
Group Leader 1 (GL1)
Your first or second group leader role (equivalent to Assistant Professor US / Lecturer UK). Eight-year post, core funded beyond a typical ERC or R01 grant with additional access to funds for large strategic projects. Launch your vision with the freedom to innovate at scale.
Group Leader 2 (GL2)
Mid-career (equivalent to Associate Professor). Lead a growing core-funded team, shape programme strategy, and drive large-scale discovery. Promotional review occurs in year 6.
Group Leader 3 (GL3)
Senior leadership role (equivalent to Full Professor) helping to shape Sanger’s long-term research strategy. Ongoing positions with six-year rolling reviews. Global research leaders are encouraged to apply.
Why Join Us?
Applications should be accompanied by:
Interview Process
We Believe Recruitment Should Be Supportive And Transparent. You'll Meet With Teams Across Science, Strategy, And Operations To Explore Sanger’s Full Potential. Our Process Includes
Ready to Redefine What’s Possible in Biology?
Join us at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and be part of a transformative, AI-powered future for life sciences.
⏰ Closing date: Sunday 17th August
📅 Interviews: will take place during September 2025
🔗 Brochure Link
Hybrid Working At Wellcome Sanger
We recognise that there are many benefits to Hybrid Working; including an improved work-life balance, with more focused time, as well as the ability to organise working time so that collaborative opportunities and team discussions are facilitated on campus. The hybrid working arrangement will vary for different roles and teams. The nature of your role and the type of work you do will determine if a hybrid working arrangement is possible.
Equality, Diversity And Inclusion
We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers, Disability and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.
We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.
Our Benefits
We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.
Sanger Institute became a signatory of the International Technician Commitment initiative In March 2018. The Technician Commitment aims to empower and ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.
Join the Frontier of Cellular Genomics
Become a Group Leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute
At the Wellcome Sanger Institute, we’re shaping the future of biology — and we’re looking for visionary scientists to help lead the way. We’re hiring new Group Leaders to join the Cellular Genomics Programme, where we decode and recode the tissue ecosystems of the human body.
About The Programme
Cellular Genomics aims to decode and recode human tissue ecosystems to understand how the body works and what causes disease. Our “lab-in-the-loop” approach combines high content multiomics and multimodal data generation from human tissues (including from patient cohorts), advanced organoid models to test mechanisms, and artificial intelligence to interpret data, make predictions and guide further experiments. We are a leading contributor to the international Human Cell Atlas initiative and have established fruitful collaborations across Cambridge in technology development and clinical research. We work in an inclusive and supportive environment, and are driven by the desire to improve human health through research.
You’ll join a group of diverse, collaborative and outstanding researchers and clinician-scientists led by Muzlifah Haniffa, including Omer Bayraktar, Sam Behjati, Roser Vento-Tormo, Song Chen and Mo Lotfollahi, with strong links across the Institute’s programmes focused on disease genomics (Human Genetics, Cancer, Ageing and Somatic Mutation), planetary genomics (Parasites and Microbes, and Tree of Life); and engineering genomics (Generative and Synthetic Genomics) - as well as with Sanger Scientific Operations and Informatics and Digital Solutions.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re seeking colleagues who will bring valuable expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Multiomic analysis of human tissues, including but not limited to single cell genomics, epigenomics, genetics, proteomics and spatial genomics, and including studies spanning developmental stages and ageing.
- In vitro models of human tissues, including stem cells, organoids and primary tissues, to dissect the cellular mechanisms of health and disease.
- Artificial intelligence models to interpret multiomic cell atlas data, guide experimental design and integrate large datasets
- Computational expertise in big data analysis
- Clinical research using patient cohorts to understand the cellular basis of disease, including inflammatory conditions
These positions offer a substantial core package, including a competitive salary and continuous internal funding that enables the pursuit of ambitious, large-scale research without the need for external grants. Our Faculty benefit from flexible, rewarding employment terms, generous benefits, and comprehensive relocation support.
Faculty at the Institute are supported by outstanding scientific, technical, and operational teams, allowing them to focus on impactful research and leadership. You will have the opportunity to mentor and develop a growing team within a collaborative and well-resourced environment.
We appoint faculty at three levels and welcome applications from researchers across all career stages, including from clinical backgrounds. At this time, we are especially keen to hear from early career researchers ready to establish an independent research programme, and are also open to more experienced applicants. As part of our commitment to a diverse and inclusive scientific community, we particularly encourage applications from women, individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, and those with non-traditional career paths. We believe our science is enriched by a diversity of perspectives and experiences, including those from outside the normal academic pathways, and so encourage anyone who is excited by our mission to apply.
Group Leader 1 (GL1)
Your first or second group leader role (equivalent to Assistant Professor US / Lecturer UK). Eight-year post, core funded beyond a typical ERC or R01 grant with additional access to funds for large strategic projects. Launch your vision with the freedom to innovate at scale.
Group Leader 2 (GL2)
Mid-career (equivalent to Associate Professor). Lead a growing core-funded team, shape programme strategy, and drive large-scale discovery. Promotional review occurs in year 6.
Group Leader 3 (GL3)
Senior leadership role (equivalent to Full Professor) helping to shape Sanger’s long-term research strategy. Ongoing positions with six-year rolling reviews. Global research leaders are encouraged to apply.
Why Join Us?
- Substantial, Sustained Core Funding: Focus on the science that matters — not grant cycles. Launch long-term, high-impact research.
- Scale + Technology: Unmatched access to high-throughput science platforms, Scientific Operations, and Informatics infrastructure.
- A Truly Collaborative Culture: Work side-by-side with leading genomics experts in an environment built for cooperation, discovery and translational impact.
- A Supportive, Flexible Workplace: Relocation and visa support, mentorship, flexible working, family-friendly policies, and a campus dedicated to well-being and scientific excellence.
- A Global Science Hub: Benefit from the dynamic, high-impact innovation landscape of Cambridge and London.
Applications should be accompanied by:
- Curriculum vitae, a complete list of publications
- A two-page cover letter summarising
- your scientific and leadership achievements to date
- your contribution to the wider research community and society, you may wish to include diversity and inclusion initiatives and public engagement events
- Which Faculty level you wish to be considered for and why
- A three-page outline of your future research plans indicating how these fit with the Cellular Genomics Programme, and the wider Institute. This should include how access to genomics at scale would transform your science. Please include a short abstract at the start of this document (no more than 250 words) summarising your plans.
- Please upload all documentation with your application.
Interview Process
We Believe Recruitment Should Be Supportive And Transparent. You'll Meet With Teams Across Science, Strategy, And Operations To Explore Sanger’s Full Potential. Our Process Includes
- Scientific Talks (past and future research)
- Panel Interview based on leadership and our Behavioural Competency Framework
- Stakeholder 1:1s with Group Leaders and Programme leads
Ready to Redefine What’s Possible in Biology?
Join us at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and be part of a transformative, AI-powered future for life sciences.
⏰ Closing date: Sunday 17th August
📅 Interviews: will take place during September 2025
🔗 Brochure Link
Hybrid Working At Wellcome Sanger
We recognise that there are many benefits to Hybrid Working; including an improved work-life balance, with more focused time, as well as the ability to organise working time so that collaborative opportunities and team discussions are facilitated on campus. The hybrid working arrangement will vary for different roles and teams. The nature of your role and the type of work you do will determine if a hybrid working arrangement is possible.
Equality, Diversity And Inclusion
We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers, Disability and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.
We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.
Our Benefits
We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.
Sanger Institute became a signatory of the International Technician Commitment initiative In March 2018. The Technician Commitment aims to empower and ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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