Skills Alliance

About the Company

Skills Alliance is a leading specialist Global Life Science and STEM workforce solutions company. We work in partnership with our clients to provide best-in-class talent acquisition solutions.

With locations across the US, UK and the EU, we have been providing global innovative and bespoke recruitment solutions for over 20 years that facilitate our clients need to hire exceptional talent quickly to meet their business goals.

Specialist Markets Include:
• Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
• Medical Device, Technology & Digital Health
• Flavours, Fragrances & Ingredients
• Industrial

Service Lines:
• Advisory Board & C-Suite Executive Search
• Organisational Design & Strategy
• Business Transformation & Multi-hire Recruitment Projects
• Contract Recruitment, Payroll & Interim Management
• Managed Service Provider (MSP) / Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
• Functional Service Provisions (FSP)
• Benchmarking & Talent Mapping Services

Specialist Disciplines Include:
• Drug Discovery and R&D
• Clinical Research & Development
• Quality Assurance & Validation
• Technical Operations & Manufacturing
• Clinical Data Management & Biostatistics
• Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance
• Regulatory Affairs & CMC
• Medical Affairs & Information
• Health Economics, Market Access and Outcomes Research
• Government Affairs & Policy
• Digital Health & Technology
• Procurement & Supply Chain
• Human Resources & Talent Acquisition
• Finance & Legal
• Sales & Marketing

For more information, please email info@skillsalliance.com

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Skills Alliance

Job Title

Machine Learning Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Machine Learning Engineer Role Summary: Design, build, and productionise scalable training and inference systems for large-scale foundation models (Transformers, Diffusion, SSMs, etc.) in a fast‑paced, early‑stage environment. Expectations: Own the end‑to‑end ML infrastructure lifecycle, deliver robust, repeatable pipelines, and collaborate closely with research and product teams to convert exploratory work into production‑ready solutions. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and optimise training and inference pipelines for large‑scale models. - Scale workloads across multi‑GPU and distributed systems. - Tune model performance for latency, memory usage, and throughput. - Productionise research notebooks into stable, maintainable frameworks. - Manage ML infrastructure components—including data loading, distributed compute, and experiment tracking. - Design modular, reusable components deployed across the engineering organisation. Required Skills: - Strong Python engineering fundamentals. - Proficiency with PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow. - Experience scaling ML systems in production. - Familiarity with MLOps tools (Weights & Biases, Ray, Docker, etc.). - Deep knowledge of modern architectures (Transformers, Diffusion Models, SSMs). Required Education & Certifications: - MSc or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or related field.

London, United kingdom

On site

23-01-2026

Company Name

Skills Alliance

Job Title

Senior Computational Scientist

Job Description

**Job Title:** Senior Computational Scientist (Single‑Cell + Machine Learning) **Role Summary:** Lead the design, evaluation, and implementation of AI‑driven single‑cell and multi‑omics workflows to enable translational drug discovery. Partner with research scientists, ML engineers, product, and business teams to convert advanced computational methods into actionable insights and customer deliverables. Mentor junior scientists and help shape the computational biology team’s scientific standards. **Expectations:** - Define and execute scientific strategy for applying foundation models to single‑cell data. - Deliver robust, benchmarked pipelines that meet translational biology objectives. - Communicate complex results clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. - Operate effectively in a fast‑paced, iterative environment and support team growth. **Key Responsibilities:** 1. Lead evaluation and deployment of foundation models (e.g., transformers, VAEs, diffusion) on single‑cell and multi‑omics datasets. 2. Develop, adapt, and benchmark workflows for data integration, perturb‑seq analysis, and multi‑modal pipelines. 3. Design experiments with research and ML teams, iterating from prototype to insight. 4. Collaborate with product and business development to translate computational capabilities into customer‑focused solutions. 5. Mentor junior scientists and contribute to team culture and scientific best practices. 6. Ensure modeling approaches align with translational biology and drug development needs. **Required Skills:** - Hands‑on expertise with single‑cell technologies (integration, perturb‑seq, multi‑ome, advanced workflows). - Strong knowledge of modern ML/AI methods for biological data (transformers, VAEs, diffusion models, classical ML). - Proficiency in ML frameworks, preferably PyTorch (or equivalent). - Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present complex concepts to diverse audiences. - Ability to thrive in a rapid, collaborative, results‑oriented setting. **Required Education & Certifications:** - PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, or related field with a focus on single‑cell analysis **and** ≥2 years industry experience; **or** - MSc in a relevant discipline **and** ≥5 years industry experience.

London, United kingdom

On site

Senior

06-03-2026

Company Name

Skills Alliance

Job Title

Compliance Administrator

Job Description

**Job Title:** Compliance Administrator **Role Summary** Ensure legal compliance and operational integrity across global staffing operations, with a focus on candidate onboarding, GDPR adherence, and regulatory compliance. **Expectations** - Degree-educated with commercial awareness - Balance compliance and business efficiency - Proven process improvement initiative **Key Responsibilities** - Develop and maintain compliance protocols, risk frameworks, and documentation for US, UK, and global operations. - Review candidate engagement models (PAYE, umbrella, international contractor) for regulatory alignment. - Conduct compliance checks to verify worker classification and engagement legitimacy. - Manage candidate onboarding compliance, verifying right-to-work documents and eligibility pre-assignment. - Resolve compliance queries, collaborate with stakeholders to ensure documentation completeness. - Execute CRM and compliance audits to identify risks and ensure process adherence. - Oversee contractor lifecycle compliance, including extensions, termination, and IR35 audits. - Support data privacy initiatives, managing retention, access requests, and data deletion as required. - Implement compliance systems, processes, and projects to enhance operational efficiency. **Required Skills** - Degree in relevant field (e.g., compliance, business, law). - Experience in temporary staffing, contract compliance, and recruitment processes. - Familiarity with global labor regulations, EU/US compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, IR35). - CRM system proficiency (Mercury preferred). - Strong contract understanding, attention to detail, and analytical capabilities. - Excellent verbal/written communication, conflict resolution, and multitasking skills. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel critical), AI tools (e.g., Copilot) advantageous. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in business, law, compliance, or related discipline. - Relevant compliance certifications (e.g., GDPR training) advantageous but not mandatory.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

13-03-2026