Institute Senior Research Scientist - Data Science

Education

Required: Master's degree in Biology, Biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, enzymology, pharmacology, chemistry or related field. Education preferred: PhD in one of the natural sciences or related field or Medical degree.

Preferred: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Biostatistics or a related discipline from an accredited university.

Experience

Required: Eight years experience of relevant research experience in lab. With preferred degree, three years of required experience.

Preferred Candidate will possess the following:

1.    MD or PhD with >3 years of relevant post-degree experience in a pharmaceutical/biotech environment.
2.    Strong data analysis skills, ability to interpret results, design of follow-up experiments, troubleshoot issues with analytical methods, and effectively present results and conclusions to co-workers, collaborators and senior leadership.
3.    Extensive knowledge and experience in areas of computational biology including, but not limited to, oncogenomics, systems biology, network biology, regulator genomics, single cell sequencing, machine learning, as evidenced by publication in peer-reviewed journals.
4.    Experience working with cross-functional drug discovery teams to drive critical inflection points.
5.    Expertise in programing languages (Python, R), scripting languages (bash), high-performance computing, code version control, and computational notebook tools. 
6.    Experience with cloud computing, container images, reproducible workflows, and interactive visualization.
7.    Experience working with high-dimensional molecular profiling techniques to understand complex biological systems and translate this understanding to the development of therapeutics 
8.    Evidence of utilization of cancer genomics to inform on clinical positioning of development drug candidates.  
9.    Evidence of independent thinking and leadership skills.
10.    Evidence of mentoring and managing PhD scientists is a plus.  
 

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