Scientific Developer (Chemical Biology Resources)

Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, GBFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Hybrid

Core

Develop and maintain software infrastructure and scientific workflows for the curation, integration, and dissemination of chemical biology resources (ChEMBL, SureChEMBL, ChEBI, OPSIN) to support drug discovery and life science research.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (cheminformatics/data engineering)

Builds

Automated data pipelines for ChEMBL releases and related chemical/biological databases

Domain

Life sciences / Cheminformatics / Bioinformatics

Required skills

Python, cheminformatics libraries (RDKit, Open Babel, InChI, SMILES/SMARTS), relational databases (SQL), Linux, Git/GitHub/GitLab

Preferred skills

Docker, Java, AI-based methods (NLP, LLM)

Technologies

Python, Java, SQL, Docker, Linux, RDKit, Open Babel, InChI, SMILES, SMARTS, Git, GitHub, GitLab

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain scientific workflows for data curation and integration; Enhance scientific software tools for processing and storing chemical/biological data; Collaborate with teams to resolve data inconsistencies and quality issues; Integrate external chemical and bioactivity databases into the ecosystem; Support database management and administration; Document workflows for maintainability and reproducibility

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About embl

EMBL AI is EMBL's ambitious new initiative aiming to exploit the full potential of AI-based approaches to advance scientific discovery. EMBL AI will host new AI research groups and data engineering teams, supported by state-of-the-art infrastructure, along with fellowship and skills development programmes that bridge AI and life sciences. EMBL AI groups will be embedded in a world-class environment of biological researchers covering a broad range of biological areas, from molecules to ecosystems.