Lead, Human Data & Computational Biology

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen in Thousand Oaks, CA, seeks an Associate Director to lead the Human Data & Computational Biology capability within Rare Disease Research. You will partner across disease areas, integrating human genetics, multi-omics, patient-derived data, and computational methods to identify and prioritize novel therapeutic opportunities.

This role blends deep computational expertise with biology, requiring collaboration with scientists, leaders, and external partners, and may involve mentoring team

Qualifications

• Doctorate or other advanced degree with analytics focus in biology or translational research.
• Demonstrated experience applying computational approaches to biological questions.
• Strong publication and collaboration record preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop computational strategies for target discovery, validation and prioritization.
• Analyze large-scale genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and clinical data.
• Collaborate with internal/external partners to integrate genetics into discovery programs.
• Translate computational findings into actionable biological insights and recommendations.
• Lead and mentor future computational biology team members as the function grows.

Skills

Human genetics

Genomics

Computational biology

Multi-omics analysis

Machine learning

Education

Doctorate degree

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Associates degree

High school diploma / GED

Tools

Knowledge graphs

Machine learning

AI-enabled discovery

Job description

Amgen in Thousand Oaks, CA, seeks an Associate Director to lead the Human Data & Computational Biology capability within Rare Disease Research. You will partner across disease areas, integrating human genetics, multi-omics, patient-derived data, and computational methods to identify and prioritize novel therapeutic opportunities.

This role blends deep computational expertise with biology, requiring collaboration with scientists, leaders, and external partners, and may involve mentoring team