Functional Genomics Senior Scientist

- Senior

Remote - Carlsbad, CA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

We are currently seeking a qualified, highly motivated individual for the position of Senior Scientist in our Functional Genomics group. A successful candidate will be a strategic member of a fast-paced and interactive research team contributing to the discovery of novel therapeutics. Well-suited candidates will have a systems level approach to understanding biology that harmonizes multiple interacting functional inputs including transcriptional regulation, protein function and larger order (cellular and tissue) biochemical relationships.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with R&D to analyze 'omics data and provide insights that lead to better understanding of disease biology and drug mechanism of action and contribute to the identification of new therapeutic targets
• Use expertise as a biologist and data scientist to integrate data from diverse sources (including transcriptome, proteome and other NGS platforms)
• Work in cross-disciplinary teams and effectively communicate findings to scientific audiences with broad range of backgrounds, including biology, chemistry and statistics
• Generalize pipelines for data integration and analysis
• Organize and document analysis strategies and results

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, or related fields (or M.Sc. with 3+ years industry experience)
• Strong track record of innovative research demonstrated in publications and oral presentations
• Familiarity with methods for advanced omics analysis such as single cell omics analysis, network inference and analysis, and machine learning
• Proficiency with Linux, git and scripting languages such as Python or R and analytical environments/IDEs such as Jupyter, RStudio or VSCode. Familiarity with AWS/Cloud compute is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• An ability to be productive and successful in an intense work environment

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package