What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head of Computational Biology & Human Genetics position at Society for Conservation Biology?
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Job Description
Objective / Purpose :
This leadership role is pivotal in driving target identification and validation, biomarker discovery, and translation into the clinic, spanning neuroscience, oncology, gastroenterology and inflammation therapeutic areas. This role is responsible for leading a global team that leverages cutting-edge computational biology and AI / ML techniques to rigorously identify and evaluate disease-target-biomarker relationships and utilize human genetics to derive novel insights for drug discovery, indication expansion, and safety assessments.
Accountabilities :
- Leadership and Team Management
Establish the Computational Biology & Human Genetics strategy and goals
Lead efforts from a computational systems biology and statistical genetics perspective to discover and validate targets across disease areas, with an emphasis on integrating genetic, multi-omic, and functional genomic data
Drive the discovery and refinement of biomarker-disease-target relationships, ensuring that findings are actionable and translatable to the clinic
Lead the integration of AI / ML techniques and multi-modal data analysis in the discovery process to uncover novel insights into disease mechanisms, biomarker identification, and target refinement, as well as systematically evaluate and prioritize targets-indications.
Utilize human genetics data to guide the identification of novel therapeutic targets, inform indication expansion, and assess the impact of genetic variations on drug safety and efficacy
Partner with senior leadership to define and execute strategic goals for the computational biology and human genetics teams, ensuring alignment with broader company objectives
Identify and foster partnerships with academic institutions, biotechnology companies, and technology providers to leverage impactful data sets and cutting-edge scientific and technological developments
Education & Competencies (Technical and Behavioral) :
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For Location : Boston, MA
U.S. Base Salary Range : $205,100.00 - $322,300.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and / or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and / or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
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Locations Boston, MA
Worker Type Employee
Worker Sub-Type Regular
Time Type Full time
Job Exempt
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Salary : $205,100 - $322,300
