Head of / Director of Immunoinformatics

Whitechapel
3 days ago
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Head of / Director of Immunoinformatics

An exciting, VC backed, start up client, with customers already on board, are on a mission to make drug design more efficient. They are building the AI ecosystem for drug discovery, solving real-world problems, and transforming the pharmaceutical industry.
Their goal is to harness cutting-edge technology and turn it into impactful products for their partners. Join them as they revolutionize drug discovery and improve the lives of patients worldwide.

They are seeking a detail-oriented Head of / Director of Immunoinformatics, someone who is passionate about developing transformative technology to enhance the productivity of drug design. If you thrive in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment and have the skills below, they’d love to hear from you.

Capabilities:

Master’s or PhD in Computational Biology (e.g., Bioinformatics) or Artificial Intelligence applied to scientific problem-solving.
Advanced proficiency in Python or experience with other programming languages (e.g., Java, C/C+).
Desire to rapidly transition novel bioinformatics AI research into production environments to transform drug discovery.
Beneficial Skills and Experience:

Bioinformatics: Knowledge of biology data storage, formats, and protein-structure prediction; proficiency with toolkits such as BioPython
AI
Protein Dynamics
Integrative structural modelling
Experience with data curation and processing from heterogeneous sources; familiarity with tools like Apache Spark or Hadoop.
Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
Familiarity with major machine learning frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
*NGS and RNA experience is not strong enough, Python, Physics and Protein dynamics / structures based experience is an absolute must.

Up to £135k basic + bonus + shares - 3 days onsite within several minutes walk from Kings Cross station

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