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Bioinformatics Scientist - III (Senior)

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 11/16/2023 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Data Sciences Job Number: 592787 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

Target Pay Rate: 80-100.56/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience 

Job Description: 

We are seeking a motivated Computational Biologist with hands on experience to join our team dedicated to advancing our Cardiometabolic Disease (CMD) portfolio.
As a scientist in CMD, you will:
  • Be part of creative and enthusiastic teams working on target identification and validation (TIDVAL) for heart failure, NASH, fibrosis, inflammation, obesity, retinal diseases, and vascular disease
  • Work with dynamic cross-functional matrixed teams to support discovery activities.
  • Be responsible to adapt pipelines and create data analysis solutions to analyze large scale omics data (transcriptomics, genomic, genetic, metabolomic, proteomic) for TIDVAL.
  • Work with in-house, open-source and/or commercially available platforms for the processing and analyzing large datasets.
  • Engage and collaborate with wet lab scientists on experimental design, data analysis and interpretation, and mechanistic understanding of target biology.
  • Have a proven track record across a wide range of computational biological methods, including but not limited to: next generation sequence data analysis, especially bulk RNAseq and scRNAseq, and data mining
  • Collaborative mindset with strong communication and presentation skills
Qualifications: Education Minimum Requirements • Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Genetics, Physics, or related field, with hands on experiences in NGS data analysis Required Experience and Skills • Hands on experience in performing analysis and interpreting biology with large-scale omics datasets including transcriptomics, single cell RNA-Seq is required, knowledge and experience in other omics modalities are preferred, including proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics and epigenetics. • Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as R, Python, Perl or MatLab • Capable of prioritizing projects and providing high quality deliverables on time • Demonstrated ability to provide technical support, perform translational research, and contribute to cross-functional projects. • Effective written and verbal communication skills Preferred Experience and Skills • Experiences in machine learning and AI • Capability of integrating multiple resources to strengthen research comprehensiveness. • Experience in applying computational methods to problems in cardiovascular and metabolic disease. • Familiarity with public databases and repositories of DNA and RNA profiling data • Strong publication record **CO/NY candidates may not be considered

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Planet Pharma and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.