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Data Scientist / Senior Data Scientist

Data Scientist / Senior Data Scientist

CompanyCalico Labs
LocationSan Bruno, CA, USA
Salary$120000 – $185000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesPhD
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in genetics, statistics, statistical genetics, computational biology, or equivalent
  • Track record of developing and applying new computational and statistical methods tailored to analyzing novel datasets
  • Experience with the statistical genetic toolkit for complex traits (e.g. GWAS, gene burden tests, statistical finemapping, LD score regression, eQTL/pQTL mapping, colocalization, polygenic risk scores, Mendelian randomization), including methods for ancestrally diverse populations
  • Experience with analyzing large, high-dimensional clinical and/or molecular datasets (for example, imaging, genomics and other ‘omics, longitudinal data)
  • Familiarity with large human cohort studies (e.g. UK Biobank, FinnGen, All of Us)
  • Strong coding skills in Python and/or R, including experience developing software and/or workflows that can be readily used by others
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including collaborating with stakeholders from different scientific disciplines
  • Must be able to work onsite at least 4 days a week

Responsibilities

  • Develop and apply computational methods suitable for biobank-scale complex or high-dimensional phenotypic datasets from both public and proprietary data sources
  • Conceive, design, and execute studies to interrogate the genetic basis of age-related complex traits and of aging trajectories in large human cohorts
  • Integrate multiple data sources (e.g. clinical data, genetics, ‘omics) to develop therapeutic hypotheses for age-related disease
  • Contribute to software and/or workflows for the analysis of cohort data across multiple research projects and development programs
  • Collaborate with and communicate findings effectively to researchers from a broad range of scientific backgrounds, both internally and externally

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.