Expert - Data Science Bioinformatician (80-100&*)

One of the key responsibilities of the successful candidate is to provide computational, bioinformatic, and statistical support for research and early development biologics and technology projects. You will work in a collaborative and multi-disciplinary environment by translating projects’ needs into bioinformatics solutions; you identify computational needs and influence the introduction and the design of new/state-of-the-art analysis techniques and tools to leverage the use of bioinformatics in the biologics focus area.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide bioinformatics support to biologics and technology projects by consistently collecting, analyzing and integrating omics and screen data to draw relevant and innovative conclusions
• Independently design, plan, execute, and document complex omics data analysis, then interpret, summarize and report findings to help drive decisions and set priorities
• Follow the latest advances in the field, raise awareness, and influence the introduction of novel and state-of-the-art computational techniques
• Collaborate in a matrix environment, working with scientists and teams in different areas to address projects’ specific needs and quickly adapt to new technologies and changing needs
• Develop user-friendly applications to make genomic data accessible to bench scientists for broader and repeated use
• Communicate data and analyses to broad scientific audience, technical and non-technical team members and colleagues
• Independently identify and lead, or support, the development of innovative bioinformatics solutions in a matrix environment to answer scientific questions with an impact on the development of the next-generation xRNA  therapeutics biology and platform.

Role Requirements:

Essential Requirements:

• Higher level degree, e.g. Masters/MSc degree, or recent PhD graduate (graduation within last 3-6 months), in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Cheminformatics, or related field, or an MS degree with 4 years of relevant industry experience with deep knowledge on drug discovery and development processes, including experience working closely with experimental scientists in developing predictive models and data analysis pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience working with next-generation sequencing data (Ilumina short reads and/or PacBio/Oxford Nanopore long reads), its commonly used analysis tools, and ability to develop new pipelines and workflows based on business needs
• Strong domain knowledge in computational genomics, gene regulation.
• Knowledge and research experience in RNA Biology. Oligonucleotide-based therapies and/or gene therapy would be preferred
• Solid skills in programming languages, i.e. Python and R, and high-performance computing environment, including software development practices as version control, testing, documentation, etc
• Strong communication skills (oral and written), ability to multi-task, and to communicate own results to collaborators with different expertise
• Experience in integrating, analyzing, visualizing data from different -omics sources, high throughput screening and ability to troubleshoot critical issues or problems, determine causes and possible solutions
• Ability to monitor and stay up to date on developments within the field of sequencing and genomics to actively propose improvements and innovation in current workflows

Desired Requirements:

• Development and application of machine learning algorithms for predictive modeling
• Experience in lab automation and data management

*Restrictions on flexible working and reduced working time may apply and can be discussed at interview stage if required

Accessibility and accommodation:
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