ChEMBL Bioactivity Data Curator

European Molecular Biology Laboratory; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working patterns

Relocation package

Private medical insurance

30 days annual leave

Job summary

EMBL-EBI is seeking a Scientist to curate biological data within the ChEMBL database, reporting to the ChEMBL Team Coordinator. You will work with colleagues across EMBL-EBI to ensure high-quality bioactivity data and integrate ChEMBL data with other resources.

You will map bioactivity data to biological entities, identify new data types, and support deposition and validation of datasets from literature and industry sources.

Qualifications

• PhD in a biological or biomedical science.
• Experience in bioactivity data curation and database annotation.
• Strong knowledge of pharmacology, targets and drug action.
• Ability to meet deadlines with careful data handling.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Curate bioactivity data in the ChEMBL database to ensure high quality data.
• Map measured bioactivity data to proteins, cell-lines and other entities using resources and ontologies.
• Collaborate with EMBL-EBI teams to integrate ChEMBL data across resources.
• Identify new data types and annotations to address community needs.
• Identify and validate potential therapeutic targets from various sources.
• Work with data depositors to format and curate data for deposition into ChEMBL.
• Manually check data against original sources such as literature and pipelines.
• Develop semi-automated processes to identify and correct data errors.
• Contribute to training and external user support; publish outcomes in literature.

Skills

Data curation

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

PhD in biological/biomedical science

Tools

SQL

Ontologies

Job description

EMBL-EBI is seeking a Scientist to curate biological data within the ChEMBL database, reporting to the ChEMBL Team Coordinator. You will work with colleagues across EMBL-EBI to ensure high-quality bioactivity data and integrate ChEMBL data with other resources.

You will map bioactivity data to biological entities, identify new data types, and support deposition and validation of datasets from literature and industry sources.