De Novo Sequencing Scientist (Computational Biophysics)

Imperial Enterprise; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pioneering program

Multidisciplinary team

Publications support

Career development

Generous leave

Diverse culture

Job summary

Imperial College London invites applications for a physicist to join a multidisciplinary programme on computational proteomics, supported by UKRI and NSF. You will design and implement advanced computational algorithms to reconstruct peptide sequences directly from spectral data at the proteomics interface.

The role combines computation and experimental work, with mass spectrometry data acquisition in an analytical MS laboratory, collaboration with US partners, and opportunities to publish and

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics or a closely related quantitative field.
• Strong computational and analytical skills with novel algorithms.
• Experience with data analysis, scientific software, or ML approaches.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement computational algorithms for de novo sequencing from spectra.
• Engage in mass spectral data acquisition in analytical MS lab.
• Collaborate with Imperial and US partners to optimize algorithms.
• Contribute to publications and future grant applications.

Skills

Algorithms

Machine learning

Data analysis

Computational methods

Education

PhD in Physics

Quantitative discipline

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Imperial College London invites applications for a physicist to join a multidisciplinary programme on computational proteomics, supported by UKRI and NSF. You will design and implement advanced computational algorithms to reconstruct peptide sequences directly from spectral data at the proteomics interface.

The role combines computation and experimental work, with mass spectrometry data acquisition in an analytical MS laboratory, collaboration with US partners, and opportunities to publish and