Data Scientist / Senior Data Scientist, Human Genetics

June 16, 2021

You will become an integral member of our target and drug discovery teams, helping to move programs from concept to the clinic
You will help design and interpret functional genomics and computational biology experiments, often integrating data from genetics and external sources
You will work with the Human Genetics, Functional Genomics, Stem Cell and Drug Discovery departments to design and implement cutting-edge analysis and visualization tools and production-quality bioinformatics pipelines

You will communicate data and scientific results to both internal and external audiences, advise on analytical and statistical best practices, and contribute to open-source and collaborative projects
You will propose new approaches and methods using your computational biology expertise, elevating our ability to break barriers in target discovery

Advanced degree (or equivalent experience) in computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics, or other scientific field that has relevance to high-dimensional biological data; 2+ years’ experience (industry or academic) is preferred

Demonstrated success developing and applying statistical and computational methods for analyzing and interpreting diverse functional genomics experiments
Familiarity with pipelines and best practices for analyzing genomics data and diverse modern applications of sequencing technologies (including various high throughput and single cell applications)
Extensive experience in the use of a high-level programming language (particularly R/Bioconductor, or Python/Pandas)
A demonstrated ability to understand scientific needs from multiple R&D functions and a drive to bring complex projects to successful conclusion
Experience working and communicating with diverse scientific teams; strong data presentation, analytical and visualization skills
A highly motivated, proactive and “can-do” disposition

Contact Russell Bainer (rbainer@mazetx.com) with questions.