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Life Science Postgraduate Consultant (24471)

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
to £40k DoE + benefits
Filled

biology, genomics, bioinformatics, Python, commercial, machine learning, NLP

Are you a postgraduate in the life sciences looking for an interesting job in the commercial world? This forward-looking company are looking for scientists with a strong interest in data mining, data science and NLP to help develop resources for their clients.

The company’s acclaimed technology helps scientists and scientific companies to extract meaningful data from vast information sources using NLP and machine learning. You’ll be considering how to apply this technology in meaningful ways to the life sciences, and you’ll be working hands-on in this area in Python.

You’ll bring:

  • A good degree and postgraduate studies in biology, genomics or bioinformatics, and top A-level grades; commercial experience is a bonus, but is not required
  • A strong interest in a commercial role which takes advantage of your specialist knowledge
  • An interest in data, data science and working in a company with expertise in machine learning and natural language processing (NLP)
  • The mindset to classify and categorise data, for example ontologically or taxonomically
  • Experience with resources such as PubMed and Entrez
  • Good Python programming skills

In return for your efforts, a competitive salary with benefits is on offer to the right candidate in this permanent position in Cambridge, UK. You will need full existing permission to live and work in the UK without time limit, restriction or sponsorship.

Interested? Send your CV to ECM Selection; whilst we can only put forward the top few candidates, we do read every CV and try to respond to everyone. Or recommend a friend for £250, details at http://ecmselection.co.uk/tell-a-friend.

Keywords: biology, genomics, bioinformatics, Python, commercial, clinical, healthcare, machine learning, NLP

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