Translational biomarker data scientist Maternity cover 80%

Translational biomarker data scientist (multi-omics) Maternity cover 80%

Key Responsibilities

• Apply established and novel approaches to model multi\-modal clinical data to identify biomarkers predictive of disease progression and treatment response, and to nominate novel therapeutic target hypotheses.
• Develop and apply a portfolio of pre\-clinical models derived from internal and public datasets to support departmental projects.
• Work closely with a core team of Translational Research and Data Science scientists across wet\- and dry\-lab disciplines.
• Collaborate on interdisciplinary teams to model biology and drive impactful decision\-making in drug discovery and early development.
• Participate in collaborations with external partners at leading healthcare institutions, with opportunities to publish scientific findings.

Essential Requirements

• Life sciences industry experience modeling biomedical research data.
• Demonstrated experience applying statistics and data modeling to large\-scale life sciences datasets.
• Hands\-on experience integrating multi\-omics data (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) to answer key scientific questions and advance disease understanding.
• Industry experience working with clinical data and ensuring its responsible handling.
• Hands\-on experience applying AI and machine learning methods to scientific or R\&D datasets.
• Experience using AI tools, including large language models (LLMs) and agentic workflows, to accelerate analysis and decision\-making.
• Proficiency in R and/or and competency working in a Linux environment.
• Strong commitment to reproducible research, with demonstrated visualization and reporting capabilities.
• Team\-oriented mindset with a practical, problem\-solving approach.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working with or fine\-tuning foundation models in biology, chemistry, or clinical data.
• Commitment to addressing unmet patient needs.
• Ability to align work with departmental priorities and scientific objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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