BACKGROUND

Physiomics is a young and dynamic company with an international team applying systems biology to pharmaceutical development. We are based in Oxford and work closely with Prof. David Fell leader of the Cell Systems Modelling Group at Oxford Brookes University.

RESPONSIBILITIES

We have an opportunity for a software and IT manager to join our team. You would be expected to develop software tools to enable the simulation and development of computational models of cancer. This will also involve working with a variety of academic and industrial partners.
The successful candidate should have a PhD in a numerical subject e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Economics, Engineering. This PhD should have involved the development/implementation of mathematical models.

REQUIREMENTS

C++ minimum 6 months, must be able to maintain C++ code base, C minimum 1 year, UNIX code development, source control systems, effective and accurate written English.
Minimum 2 years post-doctorial experience, minimum 1 year development in a team environment, deterministic or/and stochastic simulation methods, optimization and sensitivity methods for large (biochemical) networks, development of software for installation and use by non-programmers.

PREFERENCES

MPI minimum 3 months, Matlab; XML, Sundials CVODE or equivalent, Windows systems administration, project management experience, good spoken English.
Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical industry experience, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD), expertise in biochemical reaction networks building, Monte Carlo, PDE simulations methods, technical authorship.

TERMS

For further details about the role, please contact Prof David Fell at dfell[at]physiomics-plc.com

LOCALE

Further details about the company can be found at http://www.physiomics-plc.com

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please send your CV, names and contact details of two referees (at least one should be from academia or industry), a list of publications if applicable, and a covering letter to Jeannie Mattock, Physiomics, the Magdalen Centre, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4GA, UK. Or email these details to jmattock[at]physiomics-plc.com