Position Title: Scientist Senior
Work Location: Remote Pacific time zone
Assignment Duration: 6 months Possible Extension
Work Arrangement: Fully Remote
 
Position Summary:
The Center for Technology & Innovation (CfTI) department at The Organization is looking for a highly motivated Computational Biologist with expertise in clinical bioinformatics, biomarker development, assay development, ML algorithms & data science, statistical modeling, handling clinical data sets and a background in biology and computational sciences. This is a high-visibility, individual contributor role preferring experience within matrix environments representing the function and requiring the development of methods to support the entirety of the clinical portfolio at The Organization.
 
Background & Context:
Enable Skills-Based Hiring No. Supplement additional workload on team.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Perform analyses of prostate cancer exploratory biomarker datasets to understand association between baseline and on-treatment biomarker changes with safety and efficacy endpoints
• Document, refactor, and write clean R/tidyverse code to accomplish scientific objectives set by Precision Medicine and global development leadership
• Engage in scientific discussion and iteration with hiring manager and technical review SMEs to revise and improve code and analyses.

 
Qualification & Experience:

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science
• Significant experience in bioinformatics, applied mathematics and/or statistics, including linear mixed effects models, to analyze multi-modal, multi-dimensional and large-scale biological data
• A working knowledge and experience of Machine Learning and AI technologies. Experience applying ML/AI in clinical trial settings is a plus.
• A working knowledge of platforms and readouts utilized for the assessment of clinical biomarkers including flow cytometry, IHC, NGS, immunoassays, imaging, and transcriptional profiling assays
• Ability to translate biological and medical questions into analytical models providing actionable results
• Deep knowledge of prostate indications
• Programming experience in R & Python and familiarity with tidyverse principles
• Familiarity with assay development and qualification requirements for clinical trial support
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed environment and drive scientific and technical innovation collaboratively with other members of the group, as well as with The Organization research community
• Three or more years of relevant experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry
• Strong written and oral communication skills, self-motivation, independence, and leadership
• Basic Qualifications Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD and 2 years of Experience OR Masters degree and 5 years of experience OR Bachelors degree and 7 years of experience

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 45.00/hr.