Forward Deployed Computational Biologist

Job summary

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Forward Deployed Computational Biologist to operate at the intersection of AI, software systems, and biology. In this role, you will work directly with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI solutions for complex…

• 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’…
• Solve Scientific Problems: Translate complex biological and operational questions into concrete computational workflows, utilizing deep clinical and multi-omics data (genomics…
• Rapid Prototyping: Iterate quickly with users to validate solutions, balancing speed and quality to ensure effective, measurable impact.
• Collaboration: Work alongside Customer Success Managers, R&D data scientists, biologists, and software engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality scientific insights.
• Knowledge Transfer: Communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders—from clinicians and biologists to technical engineering teams—to ensure alignment and adoption.

What they're looking for

• Education: MSc/PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Biology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 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…
• Biological knowledge: Strong knowledge of molecular biology and at least one major therapeutic area (oncology, Immunology & Inflammation, neurology, …).
• Bias for action: Ability to operate in fast-paced environments, managing ambiguity, and driving progress toward delivery.
• Engineering Proficiency: Very strong programming skills in Python; ability to both ideate and conduct exploratory analyses and data visualisations to aid interpretation; and…

Tech stack

• Python
• scikit-learn