Owkin - Forward Deployed Computational Biologist
Requirements
• Education: MSc/PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Biology, Computer Science, or a related field. • Education • Proven expertise and impact in analyzing complex data, such as real-world clinical data and multimodal omics (e.g, bulk, spatial/single-cell, proteomics) and high-throughput experimental data. • Proven expertise and impact in analyzing complex data, • Biological knowledge: Strong knowledge of molecular biology and at least one major therapeutic area (oncology, Immunology & Inflammation, neurology, …). • Biological knowledge • Bias for action: Ability to operate in fast-paced environments, managing ambiguity, and driving progress toward delivery. • Bias for action • Engineering Proficiency: Very strong programming skills in Python; ability to both ideate and conduct exploratory analyses and data visualisations to aid interpretation; and write clean, production-grade code. Strong familiarity with coding agents. • Engineering Proficiency • AI/ML Experience: Familiarity with machine learning concepts (e.g., cross-validation, statistical tests) and frameworks (scikit-learn, XGBoost, etc.). Experience with LLMs and agentic AI frameworks is a plus. • Communication: Exceptional ability to translate scientific complexity for non-technical internal and external stakeholders. • Communication • Experience in a Biotech/Pharma environment and excellent understanding of the different steps and respective needs of the typical Pharma drug discovery pipeline. • Demonstrated ability to write production-level code in deployed products.
Responsibilities
• Deploy & Custom-build: Tailor Owkin’s agentic AI platform, K Pro, to specific client needs by implementing new analytical workflows, and integrate our platform into the clients’ existing workflows. • Deploy & Custom-build • Solve Scientific Problems: Translate complex biological and operational questions into concrete computational workflows, utilizing deep clinical and multi-omics data (genomics, transcriptomics, etc.) and computational biology methodologies. • Solve Scientific Problems • Rapid Prototyping: Iterate quickly with users to validate solutions, balancing speed and quality to ensure effective, measurable impact. • Rapid Prototyping • Collaboration: Work alongside Customer Success Managers, R&D data scientists, biologists, and software engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality scientific insights. • Collaboration • Knowledge Transfer: Communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders—from clinicians and biologists to technical engineering teams—to ensure alignment and adoption. • Knowledge Transfer • Participation in a team-wide on-call rotation is required. • This role requires frequent international travel to support our global operations and client needs. Anticipated destinations include the Owkin Paris office as well as various client premises across the UK, US, France, Germany, and Switzerland. To facilitate this travel schedule, the successful candidate must be based in close proximity to a major international airport or major train station. • major international airport or major train station
Benefits
• Flexible work organization • Friendly and informal working environment • Opportunity to work with an international team with high technical and scientific backgrounds • Recruitment Process & Security • Please complete the form and submit your CV.
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