Location: Barcelona (on-site)Do you have expertise in and passion for bioinformatics? Would you like to play a pivotalrole that impacts the delivery of novel biologics drugs for oncology, respiratory andcardiovascular diseases in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into lifechanging medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be for you!The Data Science & Advanced Analytics division is a group of experts from differentdisciplines including Data Science, Real World Evidence and Bioinformatics who arefocused on applying their skills to advance and transform the drug discovery process atAstraZeneca. We collaborate deeply across all therapeutic areas and work closely with ourleading biologists, chemists to try and address how big data can accelerate our drugdevelopment pipelines . In particular, this role will focus on increasing the biologicalunderstanding of the toxicity and safety response to drugs by exploring transformative waysto analyse multi-modal biomarker signatures. If you want to have an impact on transformingpatients' lives by accelerating new medicines to patients, this may be the position for you!We are looking for an experienced Bioinformatics Scientist to join our translationalBioinformatics team.What You'll Do:Contribute to the development of innovative and transformative data analysiscapabilities as part of a cross-functional team.Analyse and interrogate multi-omics biomarker signatures for applications such aspredicting drug failure due to toxicity or predicting patient outcomes in clinical studies.Work collaboratively with data and drug discovery scientists to deliver insights that will have direct impact on the drug discovery and development pipeline.Support testing and verification of FAIR data management systems in collaboration with AZ stakeholders.Demonstrate effective communication to translate complex concepts to non-experts in internal and external scientific meetings.Contribute ideas and provide creative input to projects across multiple disease areas including respiratory, immunology, cardiovascular, renal, metabolism andneuroscience.Remain at the cutting edge of bioinformatics.Essential for the Role:PhD in bioinformatics or related field and 5+ years relevant experienceFirst-hand experience in the analysis and interpretation of large, complex datasetsExpertise in transcriptomics and/or proteomic analysisExperience with analysis of gene networksExperience with R and/or PythonAbility to explore novel bioinformatic approaches to improve sensitivity andspecificity of existing software solutions.Strong, professional communication skills and excellent attention to detail, capable ofdeveloping good working relationships with diverse individualsAbility to work with stakeholders to identify opportunities and synergies acrossprojectsExperience working within a team environmentTakes ownership of tasks and has a can do attitudeDesirable for the Role:Exposure to using Real World DataStrong statistical skillsExperience with create production quality code and software engineering techniques and practices. e.g. version control, Jira, Agile, Scrum, code reviews etc.Familiarity with multiple R&D data types, especially as they relate to therapeutic area researchCapability of successfully managing multiple simultaneous projectsDate Posted20-nov-2024Closing Date19-nov-2024AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.SummaryLocation: Spain - BarcelonaType: Full time