Associate Director Computational Biology - Germany

Associate Director Computational Biology – Germany

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Associate Director Computational Biology to join a world-renowned pharmaceutical company based in Southern Germany.

As the Associate Director you will be responsible for driving projects forward in the therapeutic areas of Immunology & Respiratory Diseases and Cancer Immunology Research by combining scientific excellence with a goal- and stakeholder orientated mindset. To further expand this global portfolio, this position collaborates and interacts with stakeholders and colleagues across global sites.

• Execution of Computational Biology activities to drive discovery research and portfolio projects
• Together with your experienced team of Scientists you partner on target portfolios in different Therapeutic Areas (TA) and actively contribute to our computational strategy
• Using machine learning approaches and integration of data from multiple different sources you enable “in silico first” target identification projects.
• Whilst being the key interface partner between our Computational Biology department, external collaborators and relevant project teams in the TAs, you play a key role in the experimental design, hypothesis generation and project coordination concerning bioinformatics upstream- and downstream analysis.
• As one of our key leaders in Computational Biology you and your team will also perform novel ‘omics approaches’ which will be integrated into standard workflows

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, (Bio)physics/-mathematics, Biochemistry/Biology required or similar with strong quantitative focus and high level of competency
• Extensive experience within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
• Extensive experience in omics data analysis (especially RNAseq / scRNAseq)
• Knowledge of Immunology & Respiratory Diseases and Cancer Immunology would be an advantage
• Several years of professional expertise in leading scientific staff and project management
• An established reputation in the field of computational biology, systems biology or alike including a network of national and international collaborations
• A strong publication record
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills in English

This is a highly challenging, strategic role offering a competitive remuneration package and some great benefits such as life insurance, pension, bonus scheme and excellent relocation allowance. Please do not hesitate to contact Lauren Gripton at lgripton@pararecruit.com / + 44 (0) 121 616 3465

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