Job Description

In this role, you will:

• Develop, optimize and scale up pipelines and web applications across different areas of drug discovery and development
• Prototype, test and validate novel scientific solutions: algorithms, machine learning models, applications, pipelines and dashboards, focused mainly on protein design and protein engineering

Required Experience and Skills:

• Graduated (or pursuing) MSc or PhD degree in computer science, software engineering, bioinformatics, data science or related field with at least 2 years of experience in developing scientific applications in discovery or clinical development settings
• Excellent problem-solving skills and high professional standards with strong ability to prioritize
• Strong communication skills and ability to simplify and explain complex problems to data scientists and software engineers
• Excellent programming skills in Python, and familiarity with Linux/Unix, Docker, SQL and versioning control e.g. Git
• Solid knowledge and hands-on experience developing machine and deep learning models via Python (Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow etc)
• Experience with HPC, cloud computing (AWS) and distributed computing

Required Skills:

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Data Science, Distributed Computing, Docker (Software), Git, High Performance Computing (HPC), Linux, Python (Programming Language), PyTorch, Software Engineering, Structured Query Language (SQL), Unix

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

Yes

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

03/22/2026

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