Functional Genomics Senior Scientist/Assistant Director

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Senior Scientist / Assistant Director for the Functional Genomics group. You will analyze omics data across disease areas, guide study design for omics experiments, and integrate diverse data types from transcriptomics to genome sequencing.

You will work in cross-disciplinary teams and present findings to biology, chemistry, and statistics audiences. The role emphasizes organizing analysis strategies, publishing results, and advancing biomarker discovery and

Qualifications

• PhD in related field with 2+ years post-PhD experience for Senior Scientist.
• Strong publication and presentation record.
• Experience with omics analysis and single-cell data.
• Proficient in Linux, Python or R, Git; AWS a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with R&D across disease areas to analyze omics data for disease biology understanding, preclinical model characterization, drug mechanism of action, biomarker identification, and identification of new therapeutic targets
• Provide input to guide study design for omics-based experiments
• Integrate data as a computational biologist from transcriptome, proteome, DNA sequencing, genome structure data, and other NGS platforms
• Work in cross-disciplinary teams and communicate findings to scientific audiences (biology, chemistry, statistics)
• Generalize pipelines for data integration and analysis
• Organize and document analysis strategies and results

Skills

Python

R

Linux

Git

Jupyter

VSCode

AWS/Cloud

Education

PhD in Computational Biology / Bioinformatics / Biostatistics

Tools

AWS

Jupyter

VSCode

Job description

Summary

We are seeking a Senior Scientist / Assistant Director in our Functional Genomics group (leveled based on experience and interview performance).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with R&D across disease areas to analyze omics data for disease biology understanding, preclinical model characterization, drug mechanism of action, biomarker identification, and identification of new therapeutic targets
• Provide input to guide study design for omics-based experiments
• Integrate data as a computational biologist from transcriptome, proteome, DNA sequencing, genome structure data, and other NGS platforms
• Work in cross-disciplinary teams and communicate findings to scientific audiences (biology, chemistry, statistics)
• Generalize pipelines for data integration and analysis
• Organize and document analysis strategies and results

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, or related fields, plus 2+ years post-PhD experience (Senior Scientist) or 3+ years industry (Assistant Director)
• Strong track record of innovative research (publications and oral presentations)
• Familiarity with advanced omics analysis (single-cell omics, network inference/analysis, machine learning)
• Proficiency with Linux, git, Python or R, and IDEs (Jupyter, RStudio, VSCode); AWS/cloud compute is a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge in Cardiovascular, Renal, Pulmonary, or Neurology is preferred