What are the responsibilities and job description for the Functional Genomics Senior Scientist position at Ionis Brand?
Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Dublin, Ireland, Ionis has been at work for more than three decades discovering medical breakthroughs that have redefined life for people with serious diseases. We are pioneers in RNA-targeted medicines, and our platform continues to revolutionize drug discovery and transform lives for patients with unmet needs. With five currently marketed medicines for serious diseases and an expansive late-stage pipeline, we continue to build upon our groundbreaking innovations in science and technology to provide greater value to patients; and we are well positioned financially to deliver on our strategic goals.
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FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS SENIOR SCIENTIST
SUMMARY:
We are currently seeking a qualified, highly motivated individual for the position of Senior Scientist in our Functional Genomics group. A successful candidate will be a strategic member of a fast-paced and interactive research team contributing to the discovery of novel therapeutics. Well-suited candidates will have a systems level approach to understanding biology that harmonizes multiple interacting functional inputs including transcriptional regulation, protein function and larger order (cellular and tissue) biochemical relationships
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with R&D to analyze ‘omics data and provide insights that lead to better understanding of disease biology and drug mechanism of action and contribute to the identification of new therapeutic targets
- Use expertise as a biologist and data scientist to integrate data from diverse sources (including transcriptome, proteome and other NGS platforms)
- Work in cross-disciplinary teams and effectively communicate findings to scientific audiences with broad range of backgrounds, including biology, chemistry and statistics
- Generalize pipelines for data integration and analysis
- Organize and document analysis strategies and results
REQUIREMENTS:
- Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, or related fields (or M.Sc. with 3 years industry experience)
- Strong track record of innovative research demonstrated in publications and oral presentations
- Familiarity with methods for advanced omics analysis such as single cell omics analysis, network inference and analysis, and machine learning
- Proficiency with Linux, git and scripting languages such as Python or R and analytical environments/IDEs such as Jupyter, RStudio or VSCode. Familiarity with AWS/Cloud compute is a plus.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- An ability to be productive and successful in an intense work environment
Please visit our website, http://www.ionis.com for more information about Ionis and to apply for this position; reference requisition # IONIS003702
Ionis offers an excellent benefits package! Follow this link for more details: Ionis Benefits
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The pay scale for this position is $112,372 to $166,475
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Salary : $112,372 - $166,475
