Data Scientist
The Data Scientist is a highly motivated and experienced individual who likes to work in a multi-disciplinary team. The Data Scientis will be instrumental in the analysis and interpretation of high-throughput molecular data. Additionally, the individual in this role should have solid Data Sciences background and be strongly goal-oriented with a focus on real-world impact.
Responsibilities
- Statistical and bioinformatics analyses of high-throughput molecular data
- Interaction with internal and external collaborators to understand, design and develop the requested solutions
- Development and execution of data analysis protocols to support the company’s discovery pipeline
- Presentation of scientific results internally and externally
- Preparation and submission of scientific manuscripts for review and publication
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Requires a Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biostatistics, or related field with a 1-3 years of experience;
- Experience in the biotech, pharma and/or healthcare industry is a plus
- Proficiency in R is required. Experience in Bioconductor is preferred
- Experience in Linux and Big Data technologies
- Proven experience in applying Data Science methodologies to extract, process and transform data from publicaly available sources (TCGA, GEO, DbGap, etc)
- Proven ability to find creative and practical solutions to complex problems
- Proven ability to deliver outputs in a comprehensive format that highlights major trends, avoid miss-interpretations and value the conclusions
- Proven ability to demonstrate attention to detail and record keeping
- Quick learner, extremely flexible and adaptable to the needs of internal collaborators in a dynamic environment
- Ability to efficiently work on multiple projects
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Must be able to work in a team-oriented environment
- Experience in working with NGS is a plus
- Experience in Scala, C, Python and MySQL is a plus
