Senior Data Scientist, Oncology & NGS Insights

Servier Pharmaceuticals; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 167,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Servier in the U.S. is a Boston-based biopharmaceutical company seeking a Senior Scientist, Data Science to lead NGS data analysis across Oncology programs and translate results into biological insights.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, design studies, and deliver presentations and publications while leveraging R/Bioconductor, Python, and advanced visualization tools.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Biology, Statistics, or a related field, with at least 5 years of working experience in Drug Discovery and/or Translational setting, preferably in Oncology.
• Publication track record demonstrating ability to translate Bioinformatics analysis results into new biological insights.
• Expertise in processing and analysis of next-generation sequencing data (RNA, DNA, DNA methylation).
• Familiarity with TCGA and other publicly available oncology datasets, cell line and in vivo shRNA/CRISPR screening.
• Strong hands-on programming skills: especially R/Bioconductor, Python, SQL, Unix & cluster computing environment.
• Experience with data visualization tools (ggplot2, RStudio Connect/Shiny).
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills; self-motivated and able to work independently or in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and interpret genomic studies in Exploratory and Clinical Oncology programs at Servier.
• Work closely with cross-functional program team members to think deeply about novel target biology and drugging strategy.
• Address key biological questions using available genomic data
• Propose new experiments based on analysis results.
• Use public and proprietary NGS data to identify:
• Patient selection hypotheses, and
• Combination treatment strategies.
• Conduct analyses of NGS data, including
• Analysis workflow development (WDL / CWL / Nextflow).
• New method implementation and assessment, and
• Data visualization and interpretation.
• Deliver scientific presentations and publications.

Skills

R/Bioconductor

Python

SQL

Unix

Cluster computing

Data visualization

Communication

Organization

Education

PhD in Computational Biology / related field

Job description

Servier in the U.S. is a Boston-based biopharmaceutical company seeking a Senior Scientist, Data Science to lead NGS data analysis across Oncology programs and translate results into biological insights.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, design studies, and deliver presentations and publications while leveraging R/Bioconductor, Python, and advanced visualization tools.