Bioinformatician / Computational Biologist
London
Vacancy listed 16/02/2026
Application deadline 31/03/2026
Details
At Sable Bio we are working on a hard problem, trying to anticipate safety issues for drug targets to reduce failure rates, and bring safer medicines to patients.

What we're looking for: 

We are seeking a talented Bioinformatician/Computational Biologist to join our team developing cutting-edge target safety intelligence software. This role combines biological expertise with computational skills to help drive our platform's development and enhance our proprietary datasets.


What you’ll do:

  • Identify, analyse and integrate biological datasets (e.g.clinical data, functional genomics, mechanistic data) to support target safety assessment
  • Design and build computational pipelines for processing, validating, and analysing biomedical data for use in Sable platform models and features
  • Develop and apply statistical or machine-learning methods to quantify and prioritise biological risks
  • Interpret results in a biological and translational context, with a focus on supporting drug discovery decision-making
  • Integrate analyses into Sable platform features, used directly by by toxicologists and drug discovery scientists
  • Contribute to a shared codebase alongside scientists and engineers, following good software and data-engineering practices

We are looking for self-motivated individuals who can take ownership of projects, with enthusiasm for continuous learning and professional development.


Ideal candidates will have:

  • PhD or MSc in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or related field or BSc with 3+ years of relevant experience applying computational methods to analyse biological data
  • Strong Python programming skills and experience working with biological data
  • Expertise in one or more relevant biomedical domains (e.g. patient-level data, clinical data, or toxicology)
  • Experience translating high-level scientific or product questions into clear technical deliverables  
  • Track record of independently scoping and driving projects from concept to delivery
  • Excellent documentation and communication skills, with the ability to convey scientific concepts and conclusions to multidisciplinary audiences 


Nice to have:

  • Experience in product development or product-focused environments
  • Background in drug discovery, or toxicology and safety assessments
  • Familiarity with agile development methodologies
  • Willingness to become our internal merch designer


What we can offer:

  • Competitive salary
  • Company equity
  • Hybrid working (home + office in Aldgate East)
  • Annual training budget for professional development
  • Opportunity to shape the future of our company and grow as we grow
  • Private medical plan
  • Every Friday afternoon free for personal development


Note: While we appreciate the interest, we are not seeking assistance from recruitment agencies for this position at this time.

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