Senior Biological Data Scientist

Job title:

Senior Biological Data Scientist

Company

Lifelancer

Job description

Bactobio is a London-based biotechnology company founded in 2020. We use breakthrough technologies in synthetic biology, next-generation sequencing, and machine learning to cultivate the 99% previously unculturable microbes. These microbes constitute the biggest bioresource in life, and our exclusive access allows us to discover novel chemicals that can be applied across a variety of markets.We are impact driven. Our first goal is to solve the growing antimicrobial resistance crisis through novel antibiotics and stabilise global food security through novel natural biodegradable fungicides.Role * At Bactobio, we’re constantly developing our platform, which stretches from microbial generation to compound discovery. We use databioinformatics and data-driven modellingto guide exploration at all stages of our pipeline, and to evolve our pipeline over time. This role lies at the very heart of our data ambitions.

• Were looking someone who is both motivated to innovate technically and cares deeply about the microbiological domains.

In this position, your responsibilities will be to:

• Transform broad scientific goals into clear, well-defined issues.
• Work together with laboratory scientists to evaluate trade-offs, shape experimentation, and ensure the production of valuable data.
• Utilise statistical techniques to plan efficient laboratory experiments and identify meaningful outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with bioinformaticians to prepare omics data for use in subsequent machine learning models.
• Drive research and development of machine learning methodologies for modelling microbial communities and the emergence of significant microorganisms.
• Implement predictive modeling techniques to expedite the exploration for novel microbes, guide their cultivation, and stimulate metabolite production.
• Aid in enhancing our software platform, which is critical for managing data flow and accessibility. (Our primary tools include MySQL, SQLAlchemy, and Python for data science, alongside a bespoke React-based web application for laboratory scientists to submit and interact with data.)
• Offer technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Youll be joining a computational team that consists of data scientists, bioinformaticians, and software engineers, all of whom contribute daily to our software infrastructure, and care deeply about well-designed data models, good software development practices with sensible implementations, and cultivating a code base that is a joy to collaborate in.

Required qualifications:

• A PhD in data science, computational biology, mathematics, bioinformatics, or a related field within the STEM disciplines.
• Professional research or work experience in biotechnology with a computational emphasis.
• Proficiency in statistical modeling and machine learning techniques.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and experience with data science and machine learning libraries.
• Bioinformatics familiarity and experience with data commonly used in the field.
• Industry experience in collaborative software development.

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Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 22:32:11 GMT

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