Senior Bioinformatician

Engitix Therapeutics; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative biotech company is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician to join their Data Sciences team in London. This role involves collaborating with scientists to design experiments and analyze multimodal datasets, driving drug discovery efforts. Ideal candidates will possess a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics or related fields, along with strong programming skills in R and Python. The position offers a dynamic work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and a competitive benefits package, including private medical insurance and a bonus. Join a team dedicated to transforming drug discovery and improving patient outcomes.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Bonus

Pension

State-of-the-art Offices

Opportunities for Professional Growth

Qualifications

• 3+ years of post-degree experience in bioinformatics or related fields.
• Strong programming skills in R and Python, with cloud experience.
• Hands-on experience with bulk and scRNAseq analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design experiments and implement analysis plans for drug discovery.
• Deliver actionable biological insights and visualizations.
• Ensure data integrity through best practices in FAIR data.

Skills

R Programming

Python Programming

Cloud Services (AWS)

SQL Databases

Statistical Analysis

Machine Learning

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Education

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics

Ph.D. in Computational Biology

Ph.D. in Biostatistics

Tools

NextFlow

scRNAseq

Molecular Imaging

Multi-Omics Integration

Job description

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Your mission

We are seeking a senior bioinformatician to join the Data Sciences team and work closely with both internal and external collaborators to develop and perform multimodal data analyses supporting drug discovery. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and proactive, and demonstrate strong team spirit, enthusiasm, confidence, and dedication. They will be involved end-to-end in shaping the data science needs and solutions across the portfolio to develop better therapies, on accelerated timelines, as part of a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary team of scientists.

Your mission

We are seeking a senior bioinformatician to join the Data Sciences team and work closely with both internal and external collaborators to develop and perform multimodal data analyses supporting drug discovery. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and proactive, and demonstrate strong team spirit, enthusiasm, confidence, and dedication. They will be involved end-to-end in shaping the data science needs and solutions across the portfolio to develop better therapies, on accelerated timelines, as part of a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary team of scientists.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with Engitix scientists and external collaborators to help design experiments, draft and implement analysis plans, and iteratively deliver actionable biological insights and visualizations
• Refine key questions, clearly articulate concepts, needs, and potential solutions, and effectively communicate results to diverse teams
• Understand needs and deliver solutions to project teams at different stages of drug discovery, across target validation, lead discovery and optimization, and translational studies
• Develop innovative analytical approaches and analysis plans integrating, analyzing, and interpreting high-dimensional multimodal datasets to provide evidence to progress the Engitix portfolio
• Ensure data and analytics integrity through best practices in FAIR data, reproducibility, and documentation
  
  

Your profile

As well as strong communication, organizational, and time management skills, you will have:

• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biostatistics, or related field with 3+ years of post-degree experience
• Strong programming/scripting skills in R and/or Python, as well as experience working with cloud services (e.g., AWS), containerization, workflow languages (e.g., NextFlow), and SQL databases
• Strong hands-on experience of performing analyses in more than one of:-
• Bulk and/or scRNAseq
• Molecular imaging, including spatial proteomics and/or transcriptomics
• Multi-omics and data integration
• Target and/or Biomarker discovery and validation
• Strong foundation in statistics and/or machine learning, including experience with methods such as survival analysis, regression analysis, dimensionality reduction, classification, and clustering
• Experience working in a cross-functional team in Oncology or Fibrosis preferred
  

Why us?

• Be part of a motivated, dynamic team supporting cutting edge drug discovery
• Constant opportunities to learn, grow, and explore the many opportunities for data science to have impact on drug discovery and development
• State of the art offices at The Westworks, White City London
• Competitive reward package including private medical insurance, bonus, pension, and much more!
  
  

About Us

Engitix is a growing biotech company based in White City Place, West London. We are dedicated to developing better therapies for advanced fibrosis and solid tumours by leveraging our pioneering extracellular matrix (ECM) platform. Our platform allows the synthesis of realistic in vitro 3D models that serve as tools to transform our ability to identify new targets and biomarkers, determine mechanisms of action and more accurately predict the efficacy of therapeutic candidates.

Join us today in our mission to create a healthier future for patients with life-threatening diseases such as fibrosis and cancer.

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

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  Full-time

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