Computational Biologist

Description About Immunai: Immunai is an engineering-first platform company aiming to improve therapeutic decision-making throughout the drug discovery and development process. We are mapping the immune system at unprecedented scale and granularity and applying machine learning to this massive clinico-immune database, in order to generate novel insights into disease pathology for our partners - pharma companies and research institutes. We provide a comprehensive, end-to-end solution - from data generation and curation to therapeutics development, that continuously supports and validates the capabilities of our platform. As drug development is becoming increasingly inefficient, our ultimate goal is to help bring breakthrough medicines to patients as quickly and successfully as possible. Immunai is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. About the role: As a Computational Biologist at Immunai, you will be working in a fast-paced and research-driven external collaborations team to lead projects with our pharma, biotech, and academic partners. Through this position, you will have the opportunity to work with biologists, immunologists, computational biologists, machine learning specialists, and the business development team to design, execute, and disseminate data analyses leveraging single cell multi-omics for immuno-oncology and autoimmune disease research applications. Location: New York, NY (Hybrid model) What will you do?

• Drive novel research by leading computational biology efforts for industry partnership projects in immuno-oncology and autoimmune diseases
• Liaise with external and internal stakeholders to define research objectives and analysis plans
• Execute rigorous and reproducible data analysis using state of the art statistical and ML/AI methods
• Maintain close collaboration with a highly multidisciplinary internal team throughout the life cycle of each project to ensure successful delivery
• Clearly communicate findings to external stakeholders in the form of presentations and data reports
• Devise and implement new approaches to push the boundaries of Immunai’s capabilities
• Champion Immunai core values

Requirements

Required qualifications:

• Computational biologist with 2+ years experience in multi-omics data analysis (PhD graduate or MSc with 2+ years post graduate) - a must
• Expertise in current bioinformatics and computational biology tools for NGS data analysis - a must
• Experience with single cell multi-omics data analysis - highly preferred
• Extensive hands-on experience with developing and testing data analysis code (R or Python's pandas) - a must
• Expertise in distilling multi-faceted analyses into concrete conclusions with effective data visualizations and presentations - a must
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to represent Immunai to external collaborators as well as operate effectively on a diverse and collaborative internal team - a must
• Background in ML/AI is a bonus
• Background in cancer immunotherapy and/or autoimmune disease applications is a bonus

Desired personal traits:

• You want to make an impact on humankind
• You prioritize “We” over “I”
• You enjoy getting things done and striving for excellence
• You collaborate effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures
• You have a growth mindset
• You are candid, authentic, and transparent

Compensation: This position offers a base salary typically between $120,000 - $130,000. There is an opportunity to consider higher compensation above this range based on business need, candidate experience, and or skills.

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