Pharmanautix application
Bioinformatics Analyst
Pharmanautix Italia s.r.l., a company operating in the field of biotechnology research, is seeking a Bioinformatics Analyst.
The role involves 24 working hours per week, subject to periodic business travel within Italy and the possibility of occasional international business travel.
Students currently enrolled in a Master's degree program, a postgraduate Master's program or a PhD are welcome to apply. They may ask their university to recognize the period of employment and the skills acquired for curricular credits (CFU) — up to 24 CFU for Master's degree programs — or as a substitute for a curricular traineeship. The assessment rests exclusively with the relevant university, which will evaluate the consistency of the work performed with the course of study; Pharmanautix Italia cannot guarantee its outcome.
At the end of the employment relationship, or upon request from the university, Pharmanautix Italia may issue a detailed certificate stating the period of employment, actual hours worked, contractual classification, activities performed, tools used and skills acquired. We are also open to supporting work with us as part of a thesis project, subject to university requirements and Company procedures.
We hope successful candidates will become long-term members of our team. At the end of the initial fixed term contract, the Company may consider an extension or a permanent position, primarily on the basis of the employee's individual performance and demonstrated contribution to the Company's scientific projects. Any such decision remains at the Company's sole discretion, and renewal or continued employment is not guaranteed.
- Contract
- Part-time, fixed-term contract
- Classification
- C.C.N.L. Chimica e Affini – Industria, category D, position D1, white-collar employee classification
- Compensation
- The employment classification shall be governed by the National Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Chemical and Allied Industries (Contratto Collettivo Nazionale di Lavoro – C.C.N.L. CHIMICA E AFFINI – INDUSTRIA), category D, position D1, white-collar employee classification. The gross monthly salary is approximately €1,518.00, for an overall gross remuneration of approximately €9,840.00 for the initial term of the contract.
- Location
- Milan, Italy — fully remote
- Duration
- 6 months
What you will do
- You will work at the intersection of chemistry, bioinformatics and computational drug discovery, helping the team explore how chemical knowledge can inform the identification of new opportunities for drug repurposing. You will contribute to the analysis of molecules that are not currently used as medicines and to the investigation of whether their properties may point towards new therapeutic uses for existing drugs.
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Biology, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Medicine, Pharmacy or a related field.
- Intermediate coding skills.
- Familiarity with navigating and critically reading bioinformatics literature.
- Some hands-on experience in bioinformatics or cheminformatics.
Preferred
- Hands-on experience with ADMET prediction.
- Knowledge of RDKit.
This job opportunity is open to candidates of either sex, without discrimination on grounds of gender, age, nationality or sexual orientation, pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree No. 198/2006, No. 215/2003 and No. 216/2003, as amended. Personal data provided through CVs and the completion of forms will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and Italian Legislative Decree No. 196/2003, as amended. The data controller is Pharmanautix Italia s.r.l. To exercise the rights afforded under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), data subjects may write to team@pharmanautix.com.