_{24th December, 2025}

Associate Director of Bioinformatics - Respiratory and Inflammation
Germany - Hybrid
  
KEMIO are working with one of the world’s top pharmaceutical organisations, who are looking for an experienced team leader to manage a group of experienced computational biologists working on respiratory and inflammation diseases.
  
The Associate director position will be responsible for overseeing the work of a small, but experienced group of bioinformaticians / computational biologists. To be successful you'll need to be well versed in developing and growing teams in similar industry settings. We are looking for someone who can work collaboratively with the lab to ensure maximum impact.
  
Whilst no previous experience in these disease areas is required the group work with a range of data types including single cell and spatial - so experience working with a variety of data types will be highly advantageous.
  
Key Responsibilities :

• Lead and support the development of a small team of computational biologists
• Work closely with the therapeutic area head for Respiratory and Inflammation to drive the portfolio forward
• Lead on strategy and offer scientific leadership
• Lead multi-disciplinary projects, with both internal and external partners ensuring maximum impact on the pipeline
• Oversee the design and application of computational methods for target and biomarker discovery
• Work in multi disciplinary teams - Translating complex computational insights into actionable plans
• Establish and maintain high standards for data analysis to ensure quality and reproducibility of results.

Key experience required :

• Must have a PhD in a computational field and several years of post PhD experience
• Experience working in industry (biotech or pharma) - using computational biology to influence drug discovery
• At least a couple of years of experience line managing teams of bioinformaticians/computational biologists
• Proven expertise in target identification and/or biomarker discovery
• Strong communication skills and the ability to bring together multidisciplinary teams, working towards a common goal
• Prior experience working in the Respiratory and Inflammation space is highly desirable - however other disease areas will be considered eg oncology, immunology

  
  
You'll work in growing organisation, that values long term scientific progress over short term gains, combining data driven discovery, translational science and digital innovation to support better therapies for patients worldwide. If you are interested in finding out more about this role please apply to be considered.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Keywords: bioinformatics / bioinformatician / computational biology / computational biologist / science / scientist / computer science / inflammation / respiratory / COPD / pulmonary fibrosis / leader / leadership / manager / director / team lead / target discovery / TD / biomarker identification / biomarkers / TI / Target identification / drug discovery / pharma / pharmaceutical

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