EMBL International PhD Programme — 2027 Winter Recruitment
Posted Sep 1, 2026
EMBL sites in Hinxton, Barcelona, Hamburg, Grenoble, Rome and Heidelberg
Scientific Developer (Chemical Biology Resources)
Chemical Biology, Toxicology and Bio-Informatics research and scientific support position at European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Deadline passed Sunday, Oct 11
Still open on the employer site (checked Oct 9)
Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · Hybrid
About
EMBL-EBI seeks a scientific developer for the Open Targets Safety 2.0 project. The role builds machine-learning and data-processing pipelines that extract drug side-effect evidence from publications, clinical trials and drug labels, map it to biomedical ontologies, and integrate results with ChEMBL and the Open Targets Platform. The researcher will help curate training data, collaborate with pharmaceutical partners and communicate methods and results. This is a full-time hybrid role based in Hinxton, UK. The advert gives a closing date of 11 October 2026 at 23:59 CET.
Topics
- Open Targets Safety 2.0
- machine-learning
- data-processing pipelines
- drug side-effect evidence
- biomedical ontologies
- clinical trials
- drug labels
- ChEMBL
- Open Targets Platform
- training data
Requirements
PhD or equivalent experience in cheminformatics, bioinformatics or a related subject; Python proficiency; strong problem-solving, communication and attention to detail.
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