Director, Computational Diagnostics & Analytics

Precede Biosciences, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Equity participation

Health benefits

Job summary

Precede Biosciences, Inc. seeks a Director-level computational scientist to lead analytical validation and regulatory execution for its epigenomics-based liquid biopsy platform.

You will shape analytical strategy, guide bioinformatics infrastructure, and author regulatory documents in collaboration with laboratory, clinical, and regulatory teams. Ideal candidates provide a PhD in a quantitative field, 4–9 years in regulated diagnostics, and hands-on experience with NGS modalities.

Qualifications

• PhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, biostatistics, or a closely related quantitative field.
• 4–9 years of industry experience in regulated diagnostics, liquid biopsy, or IVD development.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee computational strategies to characterize performance of epigenomic tests.
• Define metrics and analyses for NGS/epigenomic data quality to optimize assay performance.
• Lead computational verification/validation protocols, SAPs, and regulatory reports for FDA standards.
• Translate complex computational results into regulatory documentation for FDA submissions.
• Stay current on FDA IVD guidance to inform study design decisions.
• Develop robust, reproducible analysis pipelines from raw NGS data to regulatory-grade outputs.

Skills

R

Python

Strong communication

Startup mindset

Education

PhD in computational biology

Tools

ChIP-Seq

Epigenomic signal processing

NGS pipelines

Job description

Precede Biosciences, Inc. seeks a Director-level computational scientist to lead analytical validation and regulatory execution for its epigenomics-based liquid biopsy platform.

You will shape analytical strategy, guide bioinformatics infrastructure, and author regulatory documents in collaboration with laboratory, clinical, and regulatory teams. Ideal candidates provide a PhD in a quantitative field, 4–9 years in regulated diagnostics, and hands-on experience with NGS modalities.