Bioinformatics Lead | Cancer Vaccines | Pre-seed

Cubiq Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering biotech company in London is seeking a Bioinformatics Lead to take ownership of the computational pipeline for personalized cancer vaccines. You will lead efforts in mutation discovery, ctDNA analysis, and antigen prediction, leveraging your expertise in bioinformatics. The ideal candidate has a strong background in bioinformatics pipeline development, is comfortable with biological data, and shows a track record of innovation. This hands-on role offers significant growth opportunities within a driven team.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to build bioinformatics pipelines from scratch.
• Experience in handling noisy biological data and imperfect inputs.
• Ability to transition research-grade code to production-ready solutions.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the computational pipeline for personalized cancer vaccines.
• Lead mutation/variant discovery, ctDNA analysis, and antigen prediction processes.

Skills

Building bioinformatics pipelines

Working with noisy biological data

Code reproducibility

Judgment in project decisions

Innovation in bioinformatics

Education

Experience in cancer genomics or related fields

Job description

I’m working with an extremely well-backed, early-stage company in London building personalised cancer vaccines.

They’re approaching this as a technical problem first. Small team, strong scientific founders, and a clear intention to build robust computational systems that can run on real patient data.

They’re hiring a Bioinformatics Lead to take ownership of the computational pipeline, from raw sequencing data through to antigen prioritisation.

The work spans three core areas :

• mutation / variant discovery
• ctDNA
• antigen prediction and peptide prioritisation

You don’t need to be best-in-class across all three. Being genuinely strong in one, with the ability to grow into the others, is a strong match.

They’re looking for someone who :

• has built bioinformatics pipelines from scratch and made them reliable
• is comfortable working with noisy biological data and imperfect inputs
• can move research-grade code into something reproducible and production-ready
• has the judgement to decide what to build vs what to reuse
• prefers ownership over a narrow scope
• Has a proven record of innovation and moving the needle

Backgrounds are flexible. You might come from cancer genomics, infectious disease, evolutionary biology or another data-heavy bio domain. What matters more is how you think and how you build.

This is a hands‑on technical lead role. No expectation to line‑manage immediately, but plenty of scope to grow into leadership.

The founders are young, extremely driven and backed by industry leaders and top SF VC's.

£70,000 - £100,000+ for the right person