Remote Senior Manager, Statistical Genetics & ML

Socket.dev; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Open, flexible vacation policy

Paid parental leave of at least 16 wk;

Monthly lunch and commuter benefits

Job summary

insitro is seeking a proven leader for a senior role in statistical genetics within our AI/ML for human genetics program. You will lead four statistical geneticists, shape the roadmap, and drive methodological innovations across GWAS and post-GWAS analyses to identify causal targets.

Based in the US or remote within the US, with hybrid schedule. You will partner with ML scientists, software engineers, and biology teams to translate genetic insights into therapeutic programs and robust workflows.

Qualifications

• PhD in statistical genetics or related field with 5+ years industry experience.
• Deep knowledge of statistical genetics for target discovery in an industry setting.
• Direct people management experience, mentoring and growing technical talent.
• Experience applying machine learning to genetic, imaging, or clinical data.
• Strong publication record in statistical genetics.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of four statistical geneticists developing methods to extract insight from human genetics.
• Define the roadmap and priorities for statistical genetics at insitro, and hold the bar for rigor.
• Lead the team in building new ML methodology that extracts more signal from human genetics and integrates it with other data modalities.
• Partner with software engineering to turn analyses into reusable, well-tested workflows for the research organization.
• Own GWAS, rare variant, and post-GWAS analyses across internal indications to identify and prioritize novel targets.
• Translate genetic findings into validated, tractable programs through collaboration with therapeutic area scientists.

Skills

PhD in statistical genetics

People leadership

ML fluency

Cross-functional communication

Published innovations

Education

PhD in statistical genetics

Tools

Python

R

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

insitro is seeking a proven leader for a senior role in statistical genetics within our AI/ML for human genetics program. You will lead four statistical geneticists, shape the roadmap, and drive methodological innovations across GWAS and post-GWAS analyses to identify causal targets.

Based in the US or remote within the US, with hybrid schedule. You will partner with ML scientists, software engineers, and biology teams to translate genetic insights into therapeutic programs and robust workflows.