Job Description

In this role, you will 

Guide the development, optimization and scaling up of pipelines and applications across different areas of drug discovery and development 

Act as a technical lead for one or several small software development projects  

Prototyping, test and validate novel scientific solutions: algorithms, machine learning models, applications, pipelines and dashboards 

Extract and aggregate data from various data sources 

Process, integrate, visualize and model data 

Build end-to-end pipeline of data processing on regular basis 

 

Required Experience and Skills:  

MSc or PhD degree in computer science, software engineering, data science or related field with at least 3 years of experience in developing scientific applications in discovery or clinical development settings 

Excellent problem-solving skills and high professional standards with strong ability to prioritize and work under pressure 

Strong communication skills and ability to simplify and explain complex problems to data scientists and software engineers 

Excellent programming skills in a subset of the following Python, Rust, Java/C++, R/Shiny, Matlab, JS Linux/Unix, SQL and versioning control e.g. Git 

Solid knowledge and hands-on experience developing machine and deep learning models via Python (Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow etc) 

Significant Experience with HPC, cloud computing (AWS) and distributed computing 

Experience in the creation of data workflows as well as data analysis and interpretation 

 

What we offer

Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment

Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally

Hybrid working model in Prague, flexible role pattern

Pension and health insurance contributions

Internal reward system plus referral programme

5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution

Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card

Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes

Up-to-date laptop and iPhone

Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner

Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Applied Engineering, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Design Applications, Information Security, Machine Learning, Social Collaboration, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

07/22/2025

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Requisition ID:R357112