Senior Machine Learning Bioinformatician

Your new company
You will be joining a truly innovative AI biotech company in the Oxford area are expanding their team off the back of recent funding and are looking to add an experienced Machine Learning / Computational Biology specialist to help propel their platform forward.
They are utilising advanced AI/ML approaches to transform cancer treatment and identify new approaches to make breakthroughs in treatment.
They have a highly collaborative and social atmosphere, with a mix of experience and backgrounds and a great working atmosphere.
Your new role
As a senior Machine Learning specialist you will be involved in the development and validation of the company's computational platform, working with a number of internal stakeholders and senior management to drive projects forward related to target identification and biomarker discovery.
You will help manage bioinformatics and computational projects within drug discovery & development, looking at algorithm and model development & implementation. You will also be working closely with biology and computer science / software colleagues to support them on cross-functional projects.
The role can be remote with the occasional day in the office.
What you\'ll need to succeed
Aside from the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team, you should have:

• A PhD (or equivalent experience) in maths, biology, bioinformatics, physics, statistics, data science or a related subject.
  Candidates without a PhD but with a background in the biotech/pharma industry are also encouraged to apply.
• Experience using Machine Learning (and ideally Deep Learning) approaches to model/predict or analyse biological data sets
• Hands-on expertise of designing, managing and delivering computational projects and analyses of large-scale biological data sets: eg bulk / scRNAseq, protein structural modelling or protein sequence data
• Good programming skills in Python and/or R, eg having developed or optimised tools, pipelines, algorithms or similar
• Experience with Pandas, PyTorch, TensorFlow or similar
• The ability to work well in a cross-functional team and explain concepts to non-technical stakeholders, eg biologists
• An interest in problem-solving

Candidates who have used advanced ML approaches, eg LLMs, transformers or similar approaches are at an advantage, as are those who have a track record of developing ML based algorithms.
An interest in, or experience of, structural modelling of proteins, eg using AlphaFold2, ESMfold, or similar would be a plus
What you\'ll get in return
You will get a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that aim to improve the lives of millions of people. You will also get the chance to grow your skills and career in a supportive and collaborative environment that values innovation, creativity and excellence. You will work in a modern office facility in London with state-of-the-art equipment and resources.
What you need to do now
If you are interested in this role, please apply online with your CV and cover letter. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new job in computational biology, please call me for a confidential discussion.

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