Data Science Consultant, Discovery & Translational Science

We are looking for a Discovery and Translational Science Data Science Consultant to join a dynamic team of bioinformatics and data scientist consultants in Barcelona, Spain, within Clarivate Life Sciences & Healthcare (LS&H), reporting to the Discovery and Translational Science Consulting Manager.

This is a unique opportunity to work across our LS&H portfolio and to support innovation in biomedical research by providing bioinformatics and data science services to clients ranging from major pharmaceutical companies to biotech start-ups. We have a great skill set in applying a wide range of computational and systems biology tools to understanding of human disease and the development of novel therapies.

We would love to speak with you if you have experience in doing the same!

About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in Data Science
• Ph.D. or M.Sc. in Data Science, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, AI/ML, or related field
• Proven experience in applying advanced analytics, Machine Learning, and AI to solve complex problems in Life Sciences.
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or R
• Experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow), NLP libraries (Hugging Face Transformers, spaCy), knowledge graphs (Neo4J, Amazon Neptune) and biomedical ontologies.

It would be great if you also:

• Experience with multi-modal AI (combining -OMICs, imaging, and text).
• Familiar with cloud computing and workflow orchestration tools.
• Understand Life Sciences concepts (genomics, proteomics, clinical data).
• Applied your skills in the context of human disease and drug discovery research
• Experience with large-scale omics datasets and data integration.
• Exposure to knowledge graphs and RAG systems

What will you be doing in this role?

• Analyze large-scale biological, clinical, and multi-omics datasets to extract biological insights
• Develop predictive models for disease progression, drug response, and patient stratification.
• Design scalable, reproducible workflows for data processing and model deployment using Python, R, and cloud platforms.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data sources for multi-modal analysis.
• Build NLP pipelines for entity recognition, ontology mapping, literature mining, and hypothesis generation.
• Construct, expand and analyze knowledge graphs using graph representation learning techniques (e.g., GNNs, matrix factorization).
• Create interactive visualizations and reports to share your findings with clients and teammates.
• Provide technical leadership: mentor teammates, guide best practices, and drive innovation across projects.

About the Team

• We are a growing team of more than 25 bioinformatics consultants mostly based in Barcelona, Spain with some team members based throughout the rest of Spain and US.
• We provide a wide range of bioinformatics services supporting clients from big pharma to small biotech start-ups, often leveraging Clarivate’s unique content in drug discovery and translation.
• Our work is mostly focused on understanding of disease mechanisms, identification of novel targets and translational medicine support through discovery of biomarkers and patient stratification.
• We also run two consortia with major industry partners around implementation and benchmarking of bioinformatics and Systems Biology algorithms.
• The team culture is dynamic with focus on collaboration and mutual support

Hours of Work

• This is a permanent full-time position at 40 hours a week (35 hours during July and August).
• The position is hybrid going to the office in Barcelona 2-3 times per week.
• The working schedule is flexible, mostly centered on CET time zone with occasional need to accommodate late or early meetings with US or East Asia time zones.

What We Can Offer You

• Volunteering community offering paid hours of volunteering time
• Private Health and Life & Disability insurances.
• Tax-free benefits (Ticket Restaurant scheme, kindergarten and transport cards).
• Language classes (Catalan, Spanish and English).
• Global and dynamic employee base (more than 40 nationalities).
• 30 working days of vacation.