Principal Bioinformatician - Drug Discovery - Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited : Job Details

Your new companyAre you passionate about applying your computational biology skills to discover new drugs? Do you want to join a dynamic and innovative team of experts in biology, informatics and drug discovery? If so, you might be interested in working for a leading biotech company based in London that is developing novel therapeutics. This company has a proprietary platform that integrates a range of algorithms and target identification tools to find and validate drug targets and is looking to add an experienced computational biologist to their team.They have a highly collaborative and social atmosphere, with a mix of experience and backgrounds and a great working atmosphere.Your new roleAs a principal computational biologist, you will play a leading role in the development and validation of the company's computational platform, working with a number of internal stakeholders and senior management to drive projects forward.You will manage and conduct bioinformatics projects to support drug discovery efforts, such as data integration, network analysis, target prioritisation and validation. You will also provide technical insights on infrastructure and/or preclinical projects. An initial focus will be on the further development of the company's Knowledge Graph, eg identifying and assessing data sources for inclusion/exclusion, but there will also be other major projects to lead as you progress and develop within the role.What you\'ll need to succeedAside from the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team, you should have:

• A PhD (or equivalent experience) in maths, biology, bioinformatics, physics, statistics, data science or a related subject. Candidates without a PhD but with a strong background in the biotech/pharma industry are also encouraged to apply.
• Hands-on expertise of designing, managing and delivering computational projects and analyses of large scale biological (preferably genetic/genomic) data sets: eg bulk / scRNAseq
• Good programming skills in Python and/or R, having developed tools, pipelines, algorithms or similar
• Machine Learning would be an advantage - especially experience with Knowledge Graphs, representational learning or similar
• Experience working within the biotech / pharmaceutical / drug discovery industry would be a distinct advantage for this position

What you\'ll get in returnYou will get a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that aim to improve the lives of millions of people. You will also get the chance to grow your skills and career in a supportive and collaborative environment that values innovation, creativity and excellence. You will work in a modern office facility in London with state-of-the-art equipment and resources.What you need to do nowIf you are interested in this role, please apply online with your CV and cover letter. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new job in computational biology, please call me for a confidential discussion.Keywords: computational, biologist, drug, discovery, development, biology, network, London, biotech, Python, R, data, integration, target, identification, validation, knowledge, graph, FAIR, biostatistics, biophysics, science, systems, bioinformatics, multi-omics, deep, machine, learning, biotech, pharmaceutical, therapeutics