Informatics Specialist

Cambridge
2 weeks ago
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ROLE OVERVIEW:

We are currently looking for an Informatics Specialist to join a leading pharmaceutical company based in the Cambridge area. As the Informatics Specialist, you will be responsible for delivering, optimising, and supporting chemical and biological information systems used by the research group.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your duties as the Informatics Specialist will be varied; however, the key duties and responsibilities are as follows:

  1. Maintain and develop discovery research databases.
  2. Collaborate with key scientific personnel to develop and rollout new scientific information systems and reporting tools.
  3. Assist in the development and maintenance of the compound registration system, providing expert advice to chemists.
  4. Implement improvements in template design and design new templates for use in assays and HTS screening through liaison with end-users in Chemistry and Biology.

    ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

    To be successful in your application to this exciting role as the Informatics Specialist, we are looking to identify the following on your profile and past history:

  5. Relevant degree in a scientific discipline.
  6. Proven industry experience in cheminformatics or a related field.
  7. A working knowledge and practical experience with Python, relational database development, and data pipelining tools.

    Key Words: Informatics Specialist / cheminformatics / computational / drug discovery / chemical structure databases / Python / RDKit / Oracle / data warehousing / ETL / biological assay data / ActivityBase / LIMS / electronic lab notebooks / Mosaic inventory management / data science / pandas / numpy / KNIME / Pipeline Pilot

    Hyper Recruitment Solutions Ltd (HRS) is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the role requirements. HRS exclusively supports the Life Science sectors, combining recruitment expertise with scientific knowledge to help you advance your career

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