Head of Translational Bioinformatics Immunology UK

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a talented and experienced Translational Bioinformatics Leader who is passionate and agile to join us in our Data Science and Analytics leadership team based in Slough UK.

About the role

In this role you will lead a dynamic and highly motivated team of Bioinformatic scientists to generate actionable insights from multi-omic profiling of patient samples and in vitro / in vivo translational models in partnership with the local biology focus areas. Participate in setting the function strategy develop the team and progress state of the art in Bioinformatics in strict cooperation with other data science leaders.

By helping to better understand the pathways that drive disease your work will directly support UCBs Immunology research portfolio spanning areas such as Inflammatory Dermatology Senescence and Immune Reset.

Who youll work with

A key focus of the role is the close integration of team members into drug discovery project and platform teams where they will collaborate with multidisciplinary scientists to design execute and interpret omic studies driving the discovery and validation of therapeutic targets and translational research.

What youll do

• Leads and develops a bioinformatics function with strong ties with the local biology and translational functions
• Defines the teams bioinformatics strategy and contribute significantly to both the DSA and the overall R&D digital strategy in collaboration with other digital leaders working closely with other bioinformatics functions across Research.
• Provide scientific leadership mentorship and guidance to a team of bioinformatics scientists fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Assist UCBs therapeutic ambitions in neurological diseases by unlocking mechanistic insight from molecular profiling of patient samples analysing perturbations of patient-derived cell systems and in vivo /ex vivodisease models and enriching our knowledge of disease aetiology to inform new targets and drug mechanism of action.
• Maintain close relationships with focus areas and platform leads as well as with the overall research leadership promoting teams capabilities identifying collaboration opportunities and expanding the overall impact of the team.
• Initiate (and participate in) collaborations with external parties academic commercial and industry consortia to expand access to human level data develop state-of-the-art-defining methods and provide novel insight analysis and strategic steer
• Drive innovation in bioinformatics methods data visualization generative and predictive modelling to enhance the impact of data-driven research and help build the global bioinformatics tools and data infrastructure in close collaboration with other Data Science functions.
• Provide authoritative scientific input in drug discovery projects and scientific governance meeting.
• Embed team members within therapeutic project teams to align bioinformatics efforts with project objectives. Foster clear communication of insights to influence project decision making and translational packages.

Interested For this role were looking for the following education experience and skills

• Ph.D. or equivalent in Bioinformatics Computational Biology Immunology Genomics or related field with 10 years of industry experience.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor groups of 5-10 scientists manage multiple priorities and foster a collaborative work environment. Ideally in the context of pharmaceutical R&D.
• A passion for leveraging bioinformatics to accelerate drug discovery and understanding disease biology with experience in Immunology insight delivering being a qualifying requirement.
• Expertise in multi-omics data processing analysis and interpretation with a strong preference for single cell RNA-seq spatial transcriptomics and methods for integrating genetic data to ID causal biology.
• Experience in supporting the translation of drug discovery projects into human clinical trials enabling pre-clinical assessment biomarker strategies and back translation.
• Exposure to multiple drug modalities including gene therapy would be a plus.
• Experience with HPC cloud computing platforms and containerisation technologies (e.g. Docker) for reproducible and portable bioinformatics workflows. Recent hands-on experience preferred.

Are you ready to go beyond to create value and make your mark for patients If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you!

About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8500 people in all four corners of the globe inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us
At UCB we dont just complete tasks we create value. We arent afraid to push forward collaborate and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring supportive culture where everyone feels included respected and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We go beyond to create value for our patients and always with a human focus whether thats on our patients our employees or our planet. Working for us you will discover a place where you can grow and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

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