About the Job
Join Excelya, where Audacity, Care, and Energy define who we are and how we work. We believe in creating bold solutions and fostering an inclusive environment where collaboration and individual growth go hand in hand.
This role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, ambitious team. You will play a critical part in driving innovatio and making an impact in the clinical research space, while enjoying a stimulating professional environment that encourages personal and intellectual growth.
Activities
- Explore and summarize literature on biomedical knowledge graphs
- Collaborate with therapeutic area experts and technical teams
- Integrate and model large-scale phenotypic and cellular data
- Implement data ingestion pipelines for knowledge graph construction
- Develop and query graph databases (e.g., Cypher, Neo4j)
- Apply graph-based reasoning and inference methods
- Communicate scientific findings in team meetings
- Contribute clean, well-documented code to internal GitHub repos
- Participate in project meetings and weekly reporting
- Ensure compliance with Servier’s internal rules and safety policies
About You
At Excelya, taking audacious steps is encouraged, so we're looking for individuals who are ready to grow with us and share our values.
- Experience: PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or Data Science. At least 3 years of postdoctoral or equivalent experience. Strong expertise in cellular biology and phenotypic data integration. Prior work on biomedical knowledge graphs or large-scale data modeling. Experience with graph databases (e.g., Cypher, Neo4j).
- Skills: Advanced programming in Python (e.g., Kedro, API usage, GitHub). Strong background in cellular and phenotypic data (e.g., L1000, PRISM, Cell Painting). Knowledge of cloud environments (GCP, BigQuery). Proficiency in machine learning (dimensionality reduction, feature selection, clustering). Ability to work autonomously and deliver high-quality results in fast-paced environments.
- Education: PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Data Science, or related field.
- Languages: Fluent in French and English (written and spoken).
Why Join Us?
At Excelya, we combine passion for science with enthusiasm for teamwork to redefine excellence in healthcare.
Here's what makes us unique:
We are a young, ambitious health company representing 900 Excelyates, driven to become Europe's leading mid-size CRO with the best employee experience. Our one-stop provider service model — offering full-service, functional service provider, and consulting — enables you to evolve through diverse projects. Working alongside preeminent experts, you will help improve scientific, operational, and human knowledge to enhance the patient's journey.
Excelling with care means benefiting from an environment that values your natural talents, pushes boundaries with audacity, and nurtures your potential, allowing you to contribute fully to our shared mission.
