Translational Bioinformatics Scientist - Urgently Hiring!

Astellas; Cambridge; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Astellas recherche un expert en biologie computationnelle et bioinformatique pour rejoindre son équipe à Cambridge. Dans ce rôle, vous serez responsable du développement d'outils et d'analyses pour soutenir des programmes de recherche translationnelle. Ce poste offre la flexibilité de travailler à distance selon les directives d'Astellas. Si vous êtes motivé(e) à collaborer sur des projets innovants dans le domaine pharmaceutique, cette opportunité est pour vous.

Qualifications

• Expertise en biologie computationnelle et bioinformatique requise.
• Capacité à développer des outils d'analyse et à collaborer avec des équipes multidisciplinaires.
• Expérience dans l'analyse de grandes datasets omiques souhaitée.

Responsibilities

• Fournir une expertise en biologie computationnelle pour la recherche translationnelle.
• Développer des outils computationnels et effectuer des analyses de données.
• Collaborer avec des équipes pour concevoir des plans d'analyse répondant aux questions de recherche.

Skills

Biologie computationnelle

Bioinformatique

Analyse de données

Collaboration d'équipe

Education

Doctorat en biologie, bioinformatique ou domaine connexe

Job description

Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians. If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong at Astellas!

Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com.

This position is based in Cambridge, MA. Remote work from certain states may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines. Candidates interested in remote work are encouraged to apply.

Purpose and Scope :

Responsible for providing computational biology and bioinformatics expertise to translational research, patient selection strategy, and clinical biomarker analyses for multiple drug discovery and development programs. Develop computational tools, perform hands-on data analyses, and generate analysis reports. Responsibilities also include developing new bioinformatics and computational capabilities to support new modalities and therapeutic focus areas.

• Collaborate with Global Translational Medicine Leads to design and execute analysis plans that address key translational research questions from asset teams. These may include indication and/or patient selection, biomarker discovery (pharmacodynamic, prognostic, and predictive, and disease biomarkers).
• Identify and leverage relevant public and proprietary datasets to support translational objectives, and effectively communicate findings and insights to cross-functional asset teams.
• In alignment with current and future portfolio needs, partner with Global Translational Bioinformatics Leads to develop and implement novel analytical methodologies and platforms, such as spatial transcriptomics workflows and integrated data portals, to enable cutting-edge translational research.
• Support the ingestion, curation, and archiving of large-scale omics and imaging datasets generated from Astellas-sponsored clinical trials and academic collaborations.