Information Scientist & Biomedical Data & AI

Scienceabode; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful pharmaceutical company is seeking an Information Scientist in Slough. You will apply AI technologies to analyze biomedical literature, support R&D initiatives, and improve content analytics. Ideal candidates should have a background in drug discovery or biomedical research, strong skills in NLP, and experience with Python. The role offers a chance to work on innovative projects at the intersection of AI and science, with a competitive salary ranging from £45,000 to £65,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience or strong interest in NLP and LLM technologies.
• Ability to interpret complex scientific literature.
• Confident communicator who works well with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Mine and analyze biomedical literature using AI and NLP.
• Design smarter workflows for content analytics.
• Support R&D through high-quality data and semantic technologies.

Skills

NLP

AI frameworks for text analytics

Interpreting scientific literature

Knowledge of ontologies

Strong communication skills

Adaptability

Education

Background in Drug Discovery or Biomedical Research

Tools

Python

Job description

Overview

Are you curious about how AI is transforming biomedical research? A successful pharmaceutical company is looking for an Information Scientist to join a forward-thinking team working at the cutting edge of information science, AI and pharmaceutical R&D.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys exploring new technologies, applying AI to real scientific challenges and helping researchers unlock insight from complex biomedical literature.

Responsibilities

• Using AI, NLP and LLMs to mine, summarise and analyse biomedical literature
• Designing smarter workflows for content analytics and knowledge management
• Supporting pharmaceutical R&D through high-quality, FAIR data and semantic technologies
• Acting as a subject matter expert for AI-driven content analytics
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams across science, data and digital
• Championing ethical, compliant and responsible use of AI
• Training and enabling teams to get the most from modern content analytics tools

Qualifications

• Background in Drug Discovery, Biomedical Research or similar with an ability to interpret scientific literature
• Experience or strong interest in NLP and LLM technologies (transformers, RAG, prompt engineering)
• Python and AI frameworks for text analytics
• Knowledge of ontologies, knowledge graphs and semantic technologies
• Confident communicator who enjoys working with diverse stakeholders
• Curious, adaptable and comfortable in a fast-evolving environment

Why apply?

• Work at the intersection of AI and biomedical science
• Influence how scientific knowledge is discovered and shared
• Join a collaborative, innovative and future-focused environment

The role is offered on an initial 12 month contract; the job holder is expected to work from the company's HQ in Slough minimum 2 days/week.

Location: Slough, London, Reading, Oxford

Salary: £45,000 – £65,000 per annum