Acorn is working with one of the most innovative and fast-growing start ups in South Wales, who are dedicated to engineering the future of drug discovery to change the course of people's lives.

Our client is passionate about what they do and the impact their discoveries have on patients across the globe. The successful candidate will use your inquisitive, analytical mind to develop insights from complex, multi-modal datasets.

You'll use these insights to build novel machine-learning algorithms that will become critical components in the future of antibody drug discovery.



Day to day activities:

* Developing machine learning models, improving and critically assessing models to meet core business objectives.
* Statistical analyses and exploratory analysis of biological data.
* Research on SOTA techniques and approaches to issues. Engaging in team collaborations to enhance understanding and to realise the goal of rationally designed therapeutics.
* Reporting and presenting research and developments clearly and succinctly to stakeholders.
* Writing high-quality, well-documented code.
* Cross-functional work with the Data Engineering, Software Engineering and DevOps, and laboratory team.


Key skills:

* Experienced in Python / R / Julia for data analysis and biological data analysis would be a huge plus. The client is currently Python-based, but open to other technologies.
* Mathematically minded approach to solving problems and passionate about bringing clarity to complicated subject matter.
* Experience in Deep Learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch.
* Experience with language models such as transformers, LSTMs etc.
* Experience with antibody structures or protein structures or drug discovery


Benefits:

* Stock Options
* 25 days + public holidays
* Flexible working hours
* Modern office space in the middle of Cardiff
* Allowances for equipment both for home and office
* Discounted Gym and Pool membership
* Referral Bonus


If this opportunity sounds of interest, then please apply or get in touch with Dan Newton at Acorn by Synergie.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.