Statistical Geneticist

Jackson Hogg; United States; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation aligned with industry expectations

Flexible scheduling

High-trust culture emphasizing ownership

Support for scientific publication

Job summary

A biotechnology organization is seeking a Statistical Geneticist to join their innovative team. This role involves managing genetic datasets and applying machine learning to functional genomics problems. Candidates should possess a MSc or PhD in relevant fields and have advanced programming skills in Python and R. The job offers a fully remote work environment and a competitive compensation. The ideal candidate is expected to thrive in fast-paced settings and contribute to impactful therapeutic discoveries.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience analysing large datasets using statistical inference and machine learning.
• Relevant scientific publications in reputable venues.
• Practical experience with population genetics, GWAS, and post-GWAS analysis frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Manage and preprocess genetics and tabular datasets for analysis.
• Conduct common and rare variant association studies.
• Develop, maintain, and scale automated pipelines for studies.

Skills

Statistical inference

Machine learning

Python programming

R programming

Population genetics

Bioinformatics

Education

MSc or PhD in Statistical Genetics, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, or related field

Tools

Unix/Linux environments

HPC or cloud computing

Job description

Overview

Our client is a cutting-edge biotechnology organization working at the intersection of aging science, AI-driven biology, and drug discovery. Their mission is to develop therapies for age-related and chronic conditions by leveraging foundational models trained on large-scale longitudinal human data. Using advanced techniques to extract biological latent features and integrate genetics with multi-omics, the team is accelerating target discovery and therapeutic development beyond traditional clinical coding frameworks.

The company is seeking a Statistical Geneticist, Computational Biologist, or Bioinformatics Scientist experienced in deep learning applications for variant annotation and functional genomics. The hire will contribute to a next-generation target discovery platform, working with AI models, multi-omics resources, and population-scale genetic datasets to identify therapeutic targets and accelerate drug discovery. Responsibilities include processing genetic datasets (GWAS/PheWAS), building robust pipelines, implementing state-of-the-art methods, and delivering production-quality code. Ideal candidates have strong computational genomics expertise and an interest in translating biological data into real therapeutic insights.

Responsibilities

• Manage and preprocess genetics and tabular datasets, including plink-formatted data, GWAS summary statistics, and molQTL datasets.
• Conduct common and rare variant association studies (WGS/WES) and post-GWAS analyses, including colocalization, Mendelian randomization, and integration with transcriptomic/proteomic data.
• Apply classical machine learning and deep learning approaches to functional genomics problems.
• Develop, maintain, and scale automated pipelines for association studies while ensuring code quality and reproducibility.

Qualifications

Education: MSc or PhD in Statistical Genetics, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline.

Experience Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience analysing large datasets using statistical inference and machine learning.
• Relevant scientific publications in reputable venues.
• Advanced Python and R programming skills.
• Comfort working in Unix/Linux environments.
• Practical experience with population genetics, GWAS, and post-GWAS analysis frameworks.
• HPC or cloud computing experience required.
• Training deep neural networks is considered a strong plus.

The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, and thrives in fast-moving, highly autonomous settings. Adaptability and curiosity about emerging scientific technologies are essential.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with industry expectations.
• Fully remote work environment with flexible scheduling.
• High-trust, low-bureaucracy culture emphasizing ownership and accountability.
• Direct impact on core therapeutic discovery efforts from day one.
• Support for scientific publication and research visibility.