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Lead Data Scientist | Biotech & Machine Learning | London (3/4 days per week onsite)

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Excited to apply advanced machine learning to real-world biomedical discovery? This fast-growing biotech startup is building breakthrough algorithms that extract insight from complex, noisy time-series data - and theyre looking for a Senior Data Scientist to help shape the future of proteomics.

Youll lead end-to-end projects applying deep learning, probabilistic modelling, and dynamic programming to biological datasets, working closely with scientists and engineers to turn research into production-grade tools. This is your chance to bring cutting-edge ML into the heart of biomedical innovation and see your work accelerate discoveries that matter.

Why join:

  • Lead high-impact projects bridging AI and life sciences
  • Collaborate with brilliant engineers and researchers solving hard problems
  • Take ownership from research to deployment
  • Flexible working, high autonomy, and a clear scientific mission

What they value:

  • Curiosity and rigour in tackling complex scientific challenges
  • A passion for transforming noisy data into meaningful insight
  • Strong collaboration across technical and scientific disciplines
  • A mindset focused on reproducibility, clarity, and impact

Theyre open to a range of ML and scientific backgrounds (Python is the core language).

London | Hybrid (3-4 days/week)

If youre ready to push the boundaries of whats possible in computational biology apply now!

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