Principal Scientist (Comp. Bio/ML) - Director Level

Helical
London, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Posted
20 Aug 2026 (3 weeks ago)

We’re looking for a Senior Computational Scientist to help translate our foundation models into impactful, real-world discovery workflows. In this role, you’ll provide scientific leadership across model evaluation and applied use cases, ensuring our work stays grounded in the most relevant challenges in drug development and translational research.

You’ll join as a senior individual contributor, reporting to the Head of Computational Biology, with the opportunity to grow into management as the team scales. You will act as a key scientific partner to our research team, mentor and support junior colleagues, and work closely with Product and Business Development to turn cutting-edge biology + ML into deliverables that matter for customers.

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