Translational biomarker data scientist Maternity cover 80%

Gi Life Sciences Basel; Basel; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Gi Life Sciences Basel invites applications for a Translational biomarker data scientist on a maternity cover basis (80% FTE) in Basel. You will join a cross-disciplinary team applying data-driven approaches to biomarker discovery and disease progression modeling.

By collaborating with Translational Research and Data Science experts, you will develop multi-omics data analyses, contribute to publications, and support drug discovery in early development.

Qualifications

• Experience modeling biomedical data in life sciences.
• Statistics and data modeling applied to large datasets.
• Integrating multi-omics data (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics).
• Clinical data handling and privacy-aware processes.
• AI/ML methods in R&D datasets; use of AI tools incl. LLMs.
• Experience with agentic workflows to accelerate analysis.
• Proficiency in R and/or Linux environments.
• Reproducible research with visualization and reporting.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Model multi-modal clinical data to identify biomarkers and targets.
• Develop pre-clinical models from internal/public datasets.
• Collaborate with Translational Research and Data Science teams.
• Partner on interdisciplinary teams to drive decision-making.
• Collaborate with external partners and publish findings.

Skills

Life sciences data

Statistics & modeling

Multi-omics data

Clinical data handling

AI/ML methods

LLMs & agentic workflows

R & Linux

Reproducible research

Team player

Tools

R

Linux

Job description

Translational biomarker data scientist Maternity cover 80%

Gi Life Sciences Basel

• Work location 4001 Basel (BS)


• Workload 80%


• Employment start By agreement


• Employment duration Temporary


• By online Online form

Key Responsibilities

• Apply established and novel approaches to model multi-modal clinical data to identify biomarkers predictive of disease progression and treatment response, and to nominate novel therapeutic target hypotheses.


• Develop and apply a portfolio of pre-clinical models derived from internal and public datasets to support departmental projects.


• Work closely with a core team of Translational Research and Data Science scientists across wet- and dry-lab disciplines.


• Collaborate on interdisciplinary teams to model biology and drive impactful decision-making in drug discovery and early development.


• Participate in collaborations with external partners at leading healthcare institutions, with opportunities to publish scientific findings.

Essential Requirements

• Life sciences industry experience modeling biomedical research data.


• Demonstrated experience applying statistics and data modeling to large-scale life sciences datasets.


• Hands-on experience integrating multi-omics data (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) to answer key scientific questions and advance disease understanding.


• Industry experience working with clinical data and ensuring its responsible handling.


• Hands-on experience applying AI and machine learning methods to scientific or R&D datasets.


• Experience using AI tools, including large language models (LLMs) and agentic workflows, to accelerate analysis and decision-making.


• Proficiency in R and/or and competency working in a Linux environment.


• Strong commitment to reproducible research, with demonstrated visualization and reporting capabilities.


• Team-oriented mindset with a practical, problem-solving approach.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working with or fine-tuning foundation models in biology, chemistry, or clinical data.


• Commitment to addressing unmet patient needs.


• Ability to align work with departmental priorities and scientific objectives.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Gi Life Sciences Basel
  Frau Racchi
  Consultant Life Sciences

• Gi Life Sciences Basel
  Frau Racchi
  Consultant Life Sciences