Associate Director / Team Lead Computational Biology(m/w/x)

Description

You will lead a specialized team in Biberach, driving drug discovery through advanced data science. By bridging the gap between complex computational insights and therapeutic strategy, you'll shape the future of respiratory medicine.

Requirements

• •Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• •Proven track record of scientific and pharmaceutical achievements
• •Experience in Inflammatory and Respiratory diseases ideally
• •Minimum 8 years of experience in computational sciences
• •Professional industry experience within pharmaceutical or biotechnology organizations
• •Strong leadership and interdisciplinary collaboration abilities
• •Experience mentoring scientists
• •Expertise in computational target identification and biomarker discovery
• •Proficiency in computational methods and stakeholder management
• •Experience delivering interdisciplinary projects
• •Excellent communication and presentation skills
• •Several years’ experience in line management

Tasks

• •Lead and mentor a high-performing computational biology team
• •Foster a culture of collaboration and scientific excellence
• •Act as the primary contact for the Biberach therapeutic area
• •Ensure alignment across the Inflammatory and Respiratory portfolio
• •Provide strategic leadership for project execution and development
• •Design and integrate computational methods for target discovery
• •Establish rigorous standards for data analysis and reproducibility
• •Translate complex insights into actionable recommendations for teams
• •Implement the computational biology strategy within the Innovation Unit
• •Lead complex cross-functional projects and external collaborations
• •Integrate multi-omics and clinical data to drive innovation
• •Accelerate drug discovery using advanced data science approaches

Benefits