Data Scientist, AI-Driven Drug Development

Formation Bio; Boston, New York (MA, NY); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Generous perks

Job summary

Formation Bio, a Boston-area biotech company, seeks a Data Scientist to advance AI-driven drug development. You will lead data science initiatives, build models for patient stratification, and create AI solutions to optimize clinical trials, collaborating with clinical, research, and engineering teams.

This role shapes the future of pharmaceutical development and patient outcomes. The position offers a hybrid work model in priority Boston/NYC hubs, with equity, comprehensive benefits, and growth

Qualifications

• PhD in computational sciences or life sciences.
• 3-5+ years of post-academic experience in life sciences (biotech, pharma, consulting).
• Strong programming skills, particularly in Python.
• Extensive experience in multi-modal bioinformatics analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute data science projects advancing the drug development portfolio.
• Develop models for therapeutic hypothesis evaluation, including patient stratification and biomarker IDs.
• Design AI models to modernize clinical trial evaluations, including surrogate endpoints.
• Aid in development and training of AI agents to automate biomedical workflows.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with clinical, technical, and research teams.
• Present complex analytical findings to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Python programming

Multi-modal bioinformatics

Education

PhD in computational or life sciences

Tools

Tabular/Graph databases

Cloud computing environments

LLMs

Job description

Formation Bio, a Boston-area biotech company, seeks a Data Scientist to advance AI-driven drug development. You will lead data science initiatives, build models for patient stratification, and create AI solutions to optimize clinical trials, collaborating with clinical, research, and engineering teams.

This role shapes the future of pharmaceutical development and patient outcomes. The position offers a hybrid work model in priority Boston/NYC hubs, with equity, comprehensive benefits, and growth