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Computational Scientist (Co-op)

Organisation Name: Cyclica
Organisation Type:
City: Toronto
State: Ontario
Country: Canada

Job Description:

About Cyclica

Cyclica is the partner of choice for data-driven drug discovery. We advance molecules that embrace the complexity of disease. Our work spans dozens of collaborations with large pharma and biotech as well as 50 joint ventures and counting. We are a passionate team of biotech and pharma professionals, biologists, chemists, and computer scientists who live and labor at the intersection of our collective expertise. For more information about our company, please visit: www.cyclicarx.com.

Check out "A day in the life of a Software Developer Intern at Cyclica" video created by one of our recent interns.

Computational Scientist

Co-op Duration: 4 or 8-month
Starting: May 2022

Within our Machine Learning Platforms Team, work alongside a passionate team of Pythonistas and Bioinformaticians developing scientific pipelines, RESTful APIs, databases, machine learning models and web applications that focus on interactive data visualization and predictive model interpretability. Get exposure to our machine learning algorithms and biochemical simulations used for new pharmacological predictions. Join Cyclica's team of Application Scientists to apply Cyclica's Technology and Models to existing drug discovery problems. 

What will you be doing?
  • Apply Cyclica’s technology for analyzing drug discovery related data and find out opportunities for developing new software modules
  • Develop new software modules, APIs or machine learning models resulting in improving drug discovery process at Cyclica
  • Test out prototype features and investigate use cases in the bio-tech industry

Prior to Starting
  • Review Python, Git & Bash commands
  • Get excited!

First Month
  • Learn about Cyclica's application scientists' stack, responsibilities and work flow
  • Participate in release planning, Science meetings & team meetings.
  • Set up working environment and get familiar with Ligand Express and in-house tools
  • Join a small team of application scientists and integrate into the company culture
  • Learn about the fascinating world of drug discovery

Required Skills:
  • Developing in Python
  • Biology/Chemistry knowledge
  • Version Control with Git
  • Experience working in the terminal

Advantageous Skills and Experience
  • Scientific programming experience, notably: numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, biopython
  • Experience in Bioinformatics, Chemistry or other physical science
  • Experience running computational experiments
  • Experience writing papers


Posting Date: Feb 03, 2022
Closing Date:
Organisation Website/Careers Page: https://cyclicarx.applytojobs.ca/machine+learning+platforms+team/10386


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