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Senior Research Scientist I/II, Computational Biology & Toxicology

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-13 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design, build, and deploy data-driven computational solutions to predict drug safety and understand mechanisms across small molecules, biologics, and emerging modalities by integrating diverse biological and clinical datasets.

Role type

Senior IC computational toxicologist and scientific translator

Builds

Predictive models, analytical tools, and user-friendly applications for drug discovery and preclinical safety

Domain

Computational biology, toxicology, and drug development

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Biological domain expertise (biology, pharmacology, biochemistry), Python or R scientific coding, machine learning (deep learning, clustering, classification), statistical analysis (Bayesian inference, regression), data curation and harmonization, communication of technical results to non-technical scientists

Preferred skills

Pathology and safety dataset experience, wet lab experience, scalable computing and cloud platforms, generative AI or LLMs in scientific contexts, data visualization and interface development

Technologies

Python, R, machine learning frameworks, cloud platforms, database systems

Responsibilities

Translate computational findings into predictive models and tools for decision-making; co-design scalable workflows with research scientists; curate and integrate multi-modal datasets; validate ML/AI strategies for safety questions; communicate methods and results to multidisciplinary stakeholders

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic alignment

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