Precision Life Sciences is seeking a talented Principal Data Scientist to provide scientific expertise and leadership in using advanced computational methods enabling immunology research, optimization of our client's proprietary platform and supporting immune-oncology clinical trials.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work within a fast-paced multidisciplinary environment to drive data analysis, development, and prototyping of innovative computational tools that support research and clinical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Work within an interdisciplinary team of molecular biologists, cellular biologists, data scientists, statisticians, and software engineers to support utilization and optimization of the discovery platform
• Develop and prototype methods and analytical tools to deliver insights and hypotheses from multi-dimensional biological data sets
• Lead and manage a small team with the goal of providing bioinformatics support to research teams as well as innovate, test and prototype data analysis methods
• Process, analyze, and interpret high volumes of cellular profiling data as part of internal and external scientific studies
• Integrate innovative analysis and visualization tools for omics data sets, in the context of studies of cancer-patient samples
• Present scientific and technical data to both internal and external scientific colleagues in a clear and cohesive manner
• Work independently and prepare timetables, deliverables, and project schedules

Qualifications

• Experience in cancer, immunology research
• Strong scientific understanding of cellular biology, molecular biology including experience with transcriptomics and cellular profiling data
• Experience in the application of statistical techniques to biological data, experience in exploratory analysis
• Demonstrated expertise in genomic data analysis
• In-depth knowledge of relevant public and proprietary databases, methods, and tools (NCBI, UCSC Genome Browser, TCGA)
• Demonstrated expertise in delivering insights and hypotheses from complex multi-dimensional biological data in a biomedical context.
• Strong programming skills in Python and R. Working knowledge of databases solutions such as SQL.

• Ability to present data to a multidisciplinary audience in a clear and cohesive manner
• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or other related fields
• 2+ years of relevant post-graduate research experience, including biotech/pharma experience

• 6+ Month Contract
• ASAP Start