Sr Scientist I Bioinformatics

Agnello & Rogers; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Agnello & Rogers is seeking a Computational Biologist/Bioinformatician for its Neuroscience Bioinformatics group, responsible for developing strategies for biomarker discovery through OMICS data analysis. The successful candidate will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to address brain disorders, requiring extensive experience in data analysis and programming.

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Short-term incentive programs

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience for Bachelor's, 8 for Master's, PhD with no experience.
• 4 years of hands-on experience with OMICS data.
• Fluency in relevant programming languages like R or Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop computational strategies for biomarker discovery.
• Analyze and integrate genomics, transcriptomics, and OMICS data.
• Collaborate with disease biology experts and contribute to hypothesis generation.

Skills

Data Analysis

Programming (R, Python)

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Master's Degree or equivalent

PhD

Job description

ICompany Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

At AbbVie the Genomics Research Center (GRC) is a center of excellence for genetics and genomics that works with both Discovery and Development. Within the GRC, the Department of Bioinformatics is responsible for data analysis and provides analytical insights for both internal and external data. The Neuroscience Bioinformatics group of the GRC bioinformatics team is partnering with the AbbVie Neuroscience department to leverage OMICS data and bioinformatics analysis to identify and develop innovative approaches and cutting-edge strategies to address brain disorders.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Computational Biologist/Bioinformatician in the Neuroscience Bioinformatics group of the GRC, based in Lake County (North Chicago (IL)). The successful candidate will work closely with bioinformatics and wet-lab groups in North Chicago (IL), Cambridge (MA), Ludwigshafen (Germany) and to contribute to target and biomarker identification, validation, and project advancement by OMICS data analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and drive computational strategies for biomarker discovery and Precision medicine for early and late-stage projects with a focus on neurodegenerative disorders, psychiatric disorders, movement disorders and migraine.
• Analyze and integrate genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and other OMICS data from consortia, collaborations, preclinical models, and clinical studies to enhance the understanding of disease mechanisms, target/biomarker identification/validation and patient stratification.
• Evaluate, develop, and implement computational methods, pipelines and tools for data analysis and visualization. Interpret results and contribute to hypothesis generation.
• Collaborate with disease biology experts, statisticians and bioinformaticians within AbbVie. Objectives, strategies, results, and interpretation are discussed in interdisciplinary and international teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and typically, 10 years of experience, Master's Degree or equivalent education and typically 8 years of experience, PhD and no experience necessary.
• At least 4 years' experience in hands-on analysis of OMICS data, optimally including genomics data analysis and at least two other OMICS technologies.
• Fluency in one or more relevant programming languages, such as R or Python.
• Very good communication skills demonstrated in inter-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in basic Neuroscience research and/or Neuroscience drug discovery and/or pharmaceutical industry is a plus.
• Experience with data analysis of clinical studies is a plus.
• Options for remote and onsite work are discussed in the interview.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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