Bioinformatics Scientist

Primary Talent Partners has a 12 month contract opening for a Bioinformatics Scientist to join a multinational pharmaceutical company for an onsite position operating out of San Diego, CA.

Pay: $84.00/hr - $89.00/hr
Contract: 12 months, extensions likely, conversion possible
Type: W-2, cannot support C2C or provide visa sponsorship
Onsite: 100% onsite in San Diego, CA -- remote candidates will not be considered.

Summary:
We are looking for a contractor with extensive experience in computational biology to fill a Senior Scientist role on our Companion Diagnostics team in San Diego. If you have a strong foundation in analyzing transcriptomics and genetics data, along with a deep understanding of statistics and AI/ML, we'd love to hear from you. Your work will be instrumental in driving precision medicine and drug development by dissecting the molecular mechanisms underlying immune-mediated diseases. We welcome applications from individuals with a track record of innovative translational research, regardless of their current setting (clinical, academic, or industrial).

Responsibilities

• Use computational and statistical methods to stratify patients and develop Companion Diagnostic algorithms.
• Conduct in-depth analyses to uncover the key biological functions and disease mechanisms driving disease subtypes.
• Contribute to accurately represent key disease states in model systems and other validation scenarios.
• Work closely with discovery immunology teams in the iterative process of validation of therapeutic candidates and/or mechanistic hypotheses.
• Summarize your findings and report conclusions to internal stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with 4 years of experience in computational biology, bioinformatics or related fields.
• Advance degree- PhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, or related fields.
• Experience in biotech or pharmaceutical industries is a plus.
• Advanced skills in a high-level programming language such as R or Python for data analysis and visualization.
• Expertise in downstream analysis for common NGS data types, such as WGS/WES/panel-seq, bulk RNA-seq. Expertise with single-cell RNAseq and spatial transcriptomics is a plus.
• Basic understanding of disease biology and molecular/cellular mechanisms in immunology.
• Expertise in contemporary machine-learning/AI methods is a plus.

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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