Scientist – Computational Method Development

Overview

In this Scientist role, you will develop novel computational methods to translate sequencing data into actionable biology insights and support new product development. You will work within a multidisciplinary team applying advanced analytics to large-scale datasets in genomics and healthcare. The position emphasizes methods development—creating new algorithms and ML/AI approaches to drive real-world impact. This hybrid, permanent role offers collaboration with researchers and engineers, with opportunities to shape scalable workflows and be at the forefront of translational science.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary and package
• bonus
• hybrid working
• flexible working patterns
• career progression opportunities
• significant compute resources

Responsibilities

• Design and build novel algorithms for genomics, sequencing, and large-scale data analysis
• Develop and evaluate machine learning models for complex scientific questions
• Validate and benchmark new computational methods on public and proprietary datasets
• Collaborate with bioinformaticians and software engineers to deploy methods in scalable workflows
• Cross-team collaboration to translate research into practical applications
• Own scientific projects from concept to delivery

Key requirements

• Strong quantitative background with experience creating new computational methods
• MSc or PhD (completed or near completion) in Computational Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, ML, Bioinformatics, or related field
• Experience developing novel algorithms or ML models, preferably in genomics or large-scale biological data
• Solid programming skills in Python; knowledge of other languages (C/C++, Julia, R, Rust) beneficial
• Experience delivering computational tools, models, or analytical methods
• Experience with sequencing data, cloud computing, workflows, ML Ops, or large-scale data infrastructure is advantageous
• Interest in leading projects

• leadership potential
• collaboration
• problem-solving
• Python
• machine learning / ML
• genomics / sequencing data

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