Data Scientist - Bioinformatics

Insmed Incorporated; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company is looking for a talented Data Scientist or Statistician to join their bioinformatics team. In this role, you will leverage your data science and statistical expertise to support drug discovery efforts. The position offers a collaborative environment with a focus on health benefits, competitive compensation, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Flexible work approach

Health benefits

Competitive compensation package including bonus

Equity Awards

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Qualifications

• Expertise in statistics and data science with proficiency in coding.
• Experience in communicating statistical findings to non-experts.
• Familiarity with visualizing complex data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Apply statistical rigour and analyze experimental data.
• Collaborate with lab scientists on workflow automation.
• Translate complex analyses for clarity in communication.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

Python

R

Experimental design

Education

Post-graduate degree in statistics

Computer Science

Data Science

Bioinformatics

Tools

Data visualization tools

Git

Job description

Insmed Cambridge is looking for a talented Data Scientist or Statistician to join our growing bioinformatics team! Apply your expertise in data science, statistics and programming to accelerate drug discovery and development across diverse projects.

Insmed is a global biopharmaceutical company on a mission to transform the lives of patients living with serious and rare diseases. Our most valuable resource is our employees, and everything we do is motivated by a patients-first mentality. We are dedicated to growing our team with talented individuals from around the world who are willing to challenge the status quo, solve problems, and work collaboratively with a sense of urgency and compassion.

Guided by our core values of collaboration, accountability, passion, respect, and integrity, we aim to foster an inclusive, diverse, and flexible work environment, where our employees are recognized for leaning in and rolling up their sleeves. If you share our vision and want to work with the most dedicated people in the biopharma industry, come to Insmed to accelerate your career.

Responsibilities

• Apply analytical and statistical rigour to enable better decision making during experimental design.
• Provide robust and rigorous statistical analyses of experimental results to aid our drug discovery programs.
• Translate the results of statistical analyses to non-experts, explaining the methodology, the key assumptions, and the main outcomes of the analysis in a way that is easily consumed and understood.
• Develop techniques for better visualising and explaining sophisticated statistical analyses.
• Collaborate with lab scientists to drive automation and standardisation of workflows for routine biological assays.

What we look for

• A post-graduate degree in statistics, machine learning, data science, computer science or bioinformatics.
• Expertise in statistics, experimental design, and their application across a range of biological data.
• Confident coding in either python or R for data science and statistics.
• Experience communicating findings to non-experts.
• Proficiency with data visualisation tools and libraries (matplotlib, seaborn, ggplot etc).
• Experience with git version control, preferably with familiarity of branching and merging.

Compensation & Benefits

At Insmed, we’re committed to investing in every team member’s total well-being, now and in the future. Our benefit programs vary by country but we offer the following to all Insmed team members, regardless of geographic location:

• Flexible approach to how we work
• Health benefits and time-off plans
• Competitive compensation package, including bonus
• Equity Awards (Long-Term Incentives)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Additional Information

Insmed Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from agencies should not be forwarded to Insmed. Insmed will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes through this source. Insmed will only pay a fee to agencies if a formal agreement between Insmed and the agency has been established. The Human Resources department is responsible for all recruitment activities; please contact us directly to be considered for a formal agreement.

Insmed is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Applications are accepted for 5 calendar days from the date posted or until the position is filled.