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Bioinformatician Director-Drug Discovery BioTech
Our client is a seed stage TechBio (£2.7m funding) building a platform solution for identifying drug targets for neurological diseases with in-vitro validation. * This role is to join the business as employee No.3 along with other 5 first hires. * 5 days per week in Soho London.
About the role:
Lead computational biology strategy for target identification in neurology, combining hands-on pipeline development with scientific leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead QTL mapping and integrate multi-omics / functional genomics for target prioritisation
- Build and own multi-omics pipelines (QC, normalisation, analysis)
- Collaborate with ML engineers on model design, feature selection, training, evaluation, interpretation
- Define and maintain knowledge graph schemas and computational evidence layers
- Translate outputs into biological hypotheses and support in vitro validation & assay design
- Shape strategy, mentor team, and drive best practices (reproducibility, documentation)
- PhD + 5–8 years in computational biology (multi-omic target discovery)
- Strong Python, R, HPC/cloud computing
- Experience with transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics
- Proven work in target discovery, prioritisation, in silico validation
- Strong statistical analysis & data visualisation
- Neurology / neurodegeneration experience (preferred)
- Biotech/pharma background + strong communication & problem-solving
Summary
Hands-on leader driving multi-omics target discovery, integrating ML and data platforms, and working closely with experimental teams in a neurology-focused biotech.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
About the job
Contract Type: Permanent
Specialism: Technology & Digital
Focus: Software Development/Engineering
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Salary: Negotiable
Workplace Type: On-site
Experience Level: Senior Management
Location: London
FULL_TIMEJob Reference: SERP1H-82914C7B
Date posted: 28 April 2026
Consultant: Karen Cordner
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