Bioinformatician Team Leader

Client Selvita
Location Kraków, Poland
Region Kraków
Offer description

Selvita is a global integrated service provider with laboratories in Poland (Krakow, Poznan, and Wroclaw), Croatia (Zagreb), and offices in Cambridge, UK, as well as the Greater Boston Area and San Francisco Bay Area in the US. Our company is dedicated to delivering comprehensive solutions that support our international clients in drug discovery and drug development.

As one of the largest preclinical contract research organizations in Europe, Selvita is driven by a clear mission: to bridge the gap between early drug discovery and the clinical stage of drug development.

At Selvita, we value partnership, excellence, passion, commitment, and integrity. We build strong, collaborative relationships with our clients and commit to the highest standards of quality. We fuel our pursuit of innovative solutions with enthusiasm, advance drug development with focused dedication, and ensure honesty and transparency in all our work.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Bioinformatician Team Leader to join Selvita's dynamically growing multidisciplinary AI Drug Discovery Team. The successful candidate will lead a team of bioinformaticians and data scientists to support preclinical drug discovery projects performed in partnership with our clients from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. This role requires a strategic thinker with a strong background in bioinformatics, computational biology, and data analysis, as well as proven leadership abilities and adaptability to the dynamic environment that marks the CRO nature.
Key Responsibilities
  • Grow, lead, and manage a team of bioinformaticians, providing guidance, mentorship, and support.
  • Design and implement bioinformatics strategies to support preclinical drug discovery projects with a focus on the target validation stage.
  • Design and apply bioinformatics solutions to solve problems in a broad scope of therapeutic fields by leveraging and combining information obtained from various data  sources (binding assays, mass-spectroscopy, etc.).
  • Analyze large-scale genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic data sets to identify potential drug targets and biomarkers.
  • Implement and deploy biological data analysis methods and tools.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including biologists, chemists, and pharmacologists to integrate bioinformatics solutions.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest  developments in bioinformatics and computational biology, and incorporate new methodologies into the team's workflow.
Your Background
  • Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biostatistics, or a related field.
  • 5 years of relevant industrial experience as a bioinformatician or computational biologist in the field of preclinical drug discovery.
  • Experience in machine learning and artificial intelligence applications in drug discovery.
  • Knowledge and experience in various areas such as immunology, pharmacology, protein biochemistry, protein interactions, and molecular biology techniques.
  • Strong knowledge of biological pathways, genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic data analysis.
  • Proficiency in using bioinformatics databases, algorithms, and tools (i.e.  NCBI, TCGA, RCSB PDB, UniProt, ENSEMBL, GO, BLAST, MSA, GATK, BioPython/Bioconductor packages) in a UNIX-based environment.
  • Programming skills in Python or R and good programming practices.
  • Experience with distributed version control systems (Git or equivalent).
  • Experience in bash scripting.
  • Proven experience in leading and managing a team of scientists.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with a track record of scientific publications.
Your Benefits Package
  • Working in world-class extensive research facilities and modern laboratories.
  • Daily cooperation and know-how exchange with scientific experts.
  • Additional benefits: a prepaid lunch card, private medical care, subsidized sports card, and office fruit provision.
  • Internal Development initiatives including soft & leadership skills training programs.
  • Recognition Program.
  • Employee Referral Program.
  • English & Polish language courses.
  • Support & incentive bonus for completing Ph.D.
  • Support in legalization and relocation from abroad.
  • Various sports and engagement initiatives.
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Last modified Monday, July 29, 2024
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