# Principal Scientist - Cheminformatics

This role sits within the Data, Automation and Predictive Sciences (DAPS) division of GSK’s Research & Development (R&D) function and reports into the Senior Director for Cheminformatics. The Data, Automation, and Predictive Sciences (DAPS) function of GSK Research Technologies focuses on large-scale data generation, curation, analysis, and prediction to increase the Probability of Technical and Regulatory Success (PTRS) of assets. Job purpose: The Principal Scientist role (within the Cheminformatics group) uses large proprietary internal datasets to develop, integrate and embed advanced computational methods and predictive in-silico models to accelerate the discovery of medicines. With a focus on machine learning, cheminformatics and computational chemistry methodologies, you will help drive the development and delivery of key new capabilities for our internal automated small molecule design platform coupled directly to lab automation. At GSK we currently have a major R&D initiative focused on transforming small-molecule drug discovery. Responsibilities (include..,): Build, validate and deploy cheminformatics and machine learning methods and models to inform go/no-go across drug-

- **Id**: 3776577
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/gsk-principal-scientist-cheminformatics>
- **Role**: Biotech
- **Role family**: Biotech
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: board_field
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Stevenage, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T23:26:02Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T11:49:14Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8655
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Bioinformatics, Vaccines, Oncology Therapeutics, Infectious Disease Therapeutics

## Company

- **Id**: 6649
- **Name**: GSK
- **Domain**: gsk.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/gsk>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 86
- **Open postings**: 60
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.733
- **Repost share**: 0.017
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 16
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **LLM** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **tox** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T23:26:02Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 56
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.623
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 6
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: conf:10, stale_co, velocity, win:mid, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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