Position Summary
PepGene is seeking a highly motivated Senior Bioinformatics Data Scientist to join the Bioinformatics & Data Science team. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will work closely with other members to facilitate the movement of our pre-clinical programs into clinical.
Job Responsibility
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Explore external and internal -omics data, to deeply understand the rationale of immunotherapy and nominate novel therapeutic targets
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Develop sequencing analysis pipelines on cloud platforms to ensure dynamic internal analytic abilities on NGS data
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Develop novel AI algorithms to improve the ability to nominate therapeutic targets
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Closely work with other departments to ensure the efficient movement of existing neoantigen-based R&D pipelines
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Participate in internal and external research collaborations
Qualifications and Experience
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Ph.D. or MS in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Physics, Computer Science, etc
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Strong academic track record, Ph.D. with 0-2 years and MS with 3-5 years of post-graduate relevant experience
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Experience of working with DNA sequencing, RNA sequencing, Mass Spectrometry, and single-cell RNA sequencing data is highly desired
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Experience of applying machine learning, deep learning algorithms in genomic space is highly desired
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Experience of working with the cloud platform, such as AWS, Seven Bridges or DNANexus is desired
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Experience of working in immunology/oncology field is a plus
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Excellent written, presentation and communication skills
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Capable of working and solving challenging problems independently in a fast-paced environment