Sr. Scientist, Computational Biology

Cambridge, England

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Flagship Pioneering, Inc.

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Company Summary:
FL86, Inc. is a privately held, early-stage company developing a novel genomics platform and therapeutics for diseases with a large unmet need.

FL86 was founded by Flagship Pioneering, an innovative enterprise that conceives, creates, resources, and grows first-in-category life sciences companies. Flagship Pioneering has created over 100 groundbreaking companies over the past twenty years, all of which are pioneering novel and proprietary biological, industrial, and engineering approaches to solve major needs in human health and sustainability. These companies include Moderna (MRNA) Generate Biomedicines, Sana Biotechnology (SANA), Tessera Therapeutics, Evelo Biosciences (EVLO), Indigo Agriculture, Seres Therapeutics (MCRB), Syros Pharmaceuticals (SYRS), and Rubius Therapeutics (RUBY). To date, Flagship has deployed over $2.5 billion in capital toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside more than $19 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions. In 2021, Flagship Pioneering was ranked 12th globally on Fortune’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies.

Position Summary:
We are seeking a computational scientist (leveling flexible based on experience) who wants to leverage genomics data to identify new ways to treat human diseases. The candidate brings enthusiasm, intellectual curiosity, scientific rigor, and a deep-rooted desire to innovate in genomics. This role is based in the vicinity of Cambridge UK and hybrid work arrangements will be considered, but all applicants will require permission to work in UK. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Be an active member of a scientific team focused on the design and deployment of bioinformatics, with the end goal of developing new therapeutics for diseases with large unmet needs
  • Work on collaborative project teams to design experiments and analyze results to address underlying genomics questions
  • Identify and integrate relevant structured and unstructured functional and genomics datasets into FL86’s database
  • Develop and deploy statistical models to assess database for novel discoveries
  • Participate in ongoing work on method development and analysis
  • Communicate key findings to stakeholders across the company, in written and presentation formats
  • Collaborate closely with other members across the organization

Requirements:

  • PhD, or equivalent work-experience, in cancer genetics, human genetics, statistical genetics, computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics or similar discipline is required
  • 0-5+ years of industry/post-doc experience working with genomics data, with ability to process, analyze, and interpret genetic datasets
  • Can write and interpret data analysis code
  • Candidates with experience in (a) Target Discovery, (b) Writing and operating data pipelines, or (c) Human or Cancer Genomics analysis will be preferred
  • Strong leadership, management, and collaboration skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication.
  • Ability to work successfully in a matrix environment, prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously, integrate cross-functional issues and balance competing priorities effectively.
  • A high degree of energy, accuracy and attention to detail, and a passion for creating transformative medicines for patients with serious diseases
Location: Cambridge, England   Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.   Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

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Tags: Bioinformatics Biology Data analysis Data pipelines Engineering Industrial Pharma PhD Pipelines Ruby Statistics

Perks/benefits: Flex hours Startup environment

Region: Europe
Country: United Kingdom
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