# Computational Life Scientist H/F/X

Job Description: Segment: Royal Canin Contract: CDI/Permanent Location: Aimargues, near to Montpellier Royal Canin R&D generates large, complex datasets across nutrition, ingredients, product design, manufacturing, clinical and biological studies, microbiome, metabolomics and pet owner observations. The Computational Life Scientist turns these data into robust predictive models and scientific insights, combining life sciences expertise with advanced statistics, machine learning and AI. Working in tandem with the Augmented Algorithms (AA) Food Scientist, the role leads modeling choices, methodological validation, interpretability and reproducibility, to accelerate innovation and evidence generation across the R&D portfolio. What are we looking for? Essential dual profile, life sciences first: A Master's degree or PhD (preferred) in biology, veterinary medicine, animal health, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, nutritional sciences or a related life sciences discipline, combined with formal training or demonstrated professional expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning/AI, bioinformatics, biostatistics or another quantitative field. Minimum Experience: 3+ years apply

- **Id**: 4246982
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/mars-computational-life-scientist-hfx>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Montpellier, France, France
- **Countries**: FR
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T12:59:24Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T11:44:32Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6566
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Bioinformatics, Pet Food, Supplies & Care, Confectionery

## Company

- **Id**: 94439
- **Name**: Mars
- **Domain**: mars.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/mars>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 75
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.893
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 16
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **AI Agents** — Optional: no
- **Explainable AI** — Optional: no
- **Interpretability** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

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

## Hiring locations

- **France** — Iso: FR; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T12:59:24Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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