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As part of Data Sciences and Quantitative Biology (QuBi) this role will work in close collaboration with a group of chemical biology and proteomics scientists and QuBi Bioinformaticians supporting therapeutic areas across AstraZeneca, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to and apply new digital and AI capabilities.\nBased at Warsaw, Poland, you will work at the intersection of mass spectrometry-based (MS) proteomics and computational biology, helping to build the data platform and analytical foundations that allow scientists to explore high-throughput proteomics data from mass-spectrometer and emerging molecular assays. This is a hands-on technical role for someone who combines practical bioinformatics, workflow development, and data engineering skills with strong proteomics expertise to deliver robust, scalable workflows, data infrastructure, and tools that scientific teams can rely on.\nWhat you will do\nAs Senior Scientist - Bioinformatics Engineer within QuBi, you will:\nWorkflow development and automation\nDesign, implement and maintain reproducible end-to-end pipelines for the processing, analysis, interpretation and visualisation of high-throughput proteomics data.\nDevelop portable and versioned computational workflows using technologies such as Nextflow, Snakemake or comparable workflow frameworks.\nContainerise analytical environments using technologies such as Docker and deploy workflows across HPC and cloud computing environments.\nBuild robust quality control, validation and provenance into computational workflows to produce reproducible, interpretation-ready outputs.\nApply software engineering best practices including version control, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, documentation and release management.\nDesign workflows and analytical components with appropriate interfaces, metadata and execution standards to enable programmatic reuse, including by emerging AI-enabled and agentic scientific workflows.\nData management and infrastructure\nDevelop and maintain scalable data models and storage strategies for proteomics raw data, intermediate results, processed datasets and analytical outputs.\nEstablish metadata and provenance approaches that connect experimental context, sample information, analytical parameters, workflows and results.\nIntegrate chemical biology, experimental and proteomics metadata to create harmonised, analysis-ready datasets that enable reuse and biological insight across studies.\nApply FAIR data principles and appropriate data governance, access control and retention practices in collaboration with relevant technology and security teams.\nContribute to searchable analytical data products and result databases using technologies such as Snowflake, PostgreSQL or equivalent platforms.\nDevelop scientific interfaces and applications using technologies such as R Shiny, Streamlit or comparable frameworks where appropriate.\nHelp make proteomics data and outputs discoverable, reusable and suitable for downstream advanced analytics, machine learning and AI applications\nRequired qualifications\nPh.D. (or Masters with 3 years of experience) in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, or a related discipline\nDemonstrated experience in bioinformatics and data analysis, with the ability to develop and apply reproducible analytical workflows for complex biological datasets.\nExperience with cloud platforms (such as AWS or Azure), covering core concepts like virtual machines, storage buckets, and basic cloud networking.\nExperience developing reproducible computational workflows using Nextflow or Snakemake, together with containerised Linux environments.\nExperienced in designing scalable omics data models and in applying FAIR data principles and data governance.\nExperience with programming and data analysis in languages such as R and/or Python, and familiarity with scientific software development best practices.\nProficiency with version control (Git/GitHub) and collaborative software development practices.\nAbility to work as an independent contributor while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.\nStrong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex scientific and technical concepts to diverse audiences and support adoption of analytical solutions.\nPreferred qualifications\nExperience in analyzing MS-based discovery proteomics data\nExperience developing or applying machine learning and AI for scientific data analysis, interpretation, or workflow automation.\nExperience in multi-omics analysis is a plus\nSolid grounding in the statistics of high-dimensional omics data\nA track record of scientific innovation demonstrated through publications, conference presentations, open-source contributions, software products,or deployed analytical tools in bioinformatics, AI, or data science.\nHow we do it\nAt AstraZeneca, we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work, where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There's no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development.\nDate Posted\n30-paź-2026Closing Date\n20-lis-2026AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. 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