Associate Scientist - Computational Diagnostics

Precede Biosciences; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Precede Biosciences seeks an Associate Scientist / Scientist I to join our Computational Test Development team in Boston. This hands‑on computational role supports diagnostic assay characterization and validation, reporting to the Senior Director, Computational Test Development.

You will run analyses, build QA frameworks, and contribute to regulatory submissions. Collaborate with wet lab scientists, document methods clearly, and drive reproducible analyses in a fast‑paced startup environment

Qualifications

• MSc in computational biology, biostatistics, or a closely related quantitative field; PhD preferred.
• 3–4 years of industry or post‑graduate research experience in a data‑intensive biological or biomedical setting.
• Strong proficiency in R and Python for data analysis, visualization, and reproducible reporting.
• Experience with cloud computing environments (AWS) for running scalable analyses.

Responsibilities

• Execute data analyses supporting assay characterization across multiple epigenomic and NGS‑based diagnostic tests—from raw data processing through performance metric generation.
• Design and implement quality assessment frameworks to evaluate assay and pipeline performance, including QC metrics and threshold setting.
• Run and interpret validation experiments in coordination with wet lab and senior computational team members, contributing to study execution against predefined protocols.
• Pursue defined research questions semi‑independently, designing the analytical approach, executing, and returning well‑documented results.

Skills

R

Python

AWS

NGS data familiarity

Communication

Education

MSc in computational biology/biostatistics

PhD preferred

Tools

AWS

Job description

Precede Biosciences seeks an Associate Scientist / Scientist I to join our Computational Test Development team in Boston. This hands‑on computational role supports diagnostic assay characterization and validation, reporting to the Senior Director, Computational Test Development.

You will run analyses, build QA frameworks, and contribute to regulatory submissions. Collaborate with wet lab scientists, document methods clearly, and drive reproducible analyses in a fast‑paced startup environment