Senior Data Scientist—Immuno Biomarker Foundation Models

MSD; Cambridge (MA); Presencial; USD 145.000 - 228.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Merck & Co., Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Scientist to join the Computational Precision Immunology team to develop predictive biomarkers from multi-modal data. You will design and refine models, and work with multi-omics datasets to uncover actionable insights.

The role requires a Ph.D. in a STEM field, expertise in AI/ML and omics analysis, and strong programming skills in Python, R, and Bash. Collaboration across teams and clear documentation are essential.

Formación

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, AI/ML, Bioinformatics, or related STEM field.
• Proven track record in multi-omics analysis and foundation models for patient stratification tasks.
• Strong proficiency in Python, R, and Bash; experience with reproducible data analyses.
• Familiarity with HPC systems and AWS cloud services; excellent communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Foundation Models: Build, fine-tune, troubleshoot, and benchmark models for predictive immune biomarker discovery.
• Multi-omics Analysis: QC and analyze bulk and single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and proteomics data.
• Multi-omics Integration: Integrate diverse datasets including gene/protein expression and spatial data.
• Documentation: Prepare detailed documentation of analysis methods and results.

Conocimientos

Python

R

Bash

HPC

AWS

Foundation models

Multi-omics analysis

Data science

Communication

Educación

Ph.D. in related STEM field

Herramientas

Limma

Seurat

scanpy

CosMx

10x Visium

OLINK

Descripción del empleo

Merck & Co., Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Scientist to join the Computational Precision Immunology team to develop predictive biomarkers from multi-modal data. You will design and refine models, and work with multi-omics datasets to uncover actionable insights.

The role requires a Ph.D. in a STEM field, expertise in AI/ML and omics analysis, and strong programming skills in Python, R, and Bash. Collaboration across teams and clear documentation are essential.