Data Scientist – Drug Discovery
Posted 4 days ago by Discover International
Negotiable
Undetermined
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United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Data Scientist in Drug Discovery involves applying data science and machine learning techniques to support drug discovery initiatives within a Life Sciences organization in the UK. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyze complex scientific datasets and improve decision-making in research. Candidates should have a strong background in data science, particularly within the Life Sciences sector, and be adept at communicating findings to diverse stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Applying data science and machine learning approaches to drug discovery problems
- Working with complex scientific datasets including biological, omics, assay, imaging and/or molecular data
- Supporting use cases across areas such as target identification, hit discovery, lead optimisation and translational research
- Building robust analytical workflows, models and data pipelines
- Collaborating with scientists and technical teams to translate research questions into practical solutions
- Communicating findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Data Scientist within Life Sciences, Biotech or Pharmaceutical environments
- Strong Python and applied machine learning experience
- Experience working with scientific or R&D datasets relevant to drug discovery
- Strong grounding in statistics, modelling and data interpretation
- Ability to work effectively with biologists, chemists, computational scientists and wider technical teams
- Experience across multi-omics, cheminformatics, imaging, molecular modelling or related discovery data would be highly beneficial
- Experience with tools such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, RDKit or similar
- Familiarity with cloud-based data science environments
- Exposure to multimodal data or graph-based modelling approaches
- Prior experience supporting early-stage discovery or translational programmes
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Life Sciences
Contract Data Scientist – Drug Discovery
Location: UK
Contract: 12 months
Sector: Life Sciences
We are supporting a Life Sciences organisation in the UK looking to engage a Data Scientist on a 12-month contract to support high-impact work across drug discovery . This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of data science, biology and discovery research , helping scientific teams extract value from complex experimental and computational data. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders across research and technology, applying advanced analytics and machine learning to support discovery programmes and improve scientific decision-making.
What you will be doing
- Applying data science and machine learning approaches to drug discovery problems
- Working with complex scientific datasets including biological, omics, assay, imaging and/or molecular data
- Supporting use cases across areas such as target identification, hit discovery, lead optimisation and translational research
- Building robust analytical workflows, models and data pipelines
- Collaborating with scientists and technical teams to translate research questions into practical solutions
- Communicating findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What we are looking for
- Proven experience as a Data Scientist within Life Sciences, Biotech or Pharmaceutical environments
- Strong Python and applied machine learning experience
- Experience working with scientific or R&D datasets relevant to drug discovery
- Strong grounding in statistics, modelling and data interpretation
- Ability to work effectively with biologists, chemists, computational scientists and wider technical teams
- Experience across multi-omics, cheminformatics, imaging, molecular modelling or related discovery data would be highly beneficial
Nice to have
- Experience with tools such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, RDKit or similar
- Familiarity with cloud-based data science environments
- Exposure to multimodal data or graph-based modelling approaches
- Prior experience supporting early-stage discovery or translational programmes
Contract details
- 12-month contract
- UK-based role
- Competitive day rate
- Immediate or near-term start preferred