Scientist (Bioinformatics), Human Genetics

Job ID: 673905
Job date: 2019-03-08
End Date: 2019-03-31

Company : Genentech 

Country : United States 

Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Join a Team that Lives to Improve Lives People come to Genentech from across disciplines and across the world to solve our most challenging medical conditions. You’ll find inspiration in our passion for biotechnology, our purpose to positively impact the lives of millions of patients and our dedication to our people. Joining Genentech means being part of a tradition of inquiry that will change the world. It means embracing our failures as much as our successes. It requires a willingness to look beyond the edge of what’s possible. And a focus on doing the day-to-day work that makes great science happen.


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The following opportunity exists in our South San Francisco, CA headquarters:

 [Scientist (Bioinformatics), Human Genetics]
Genentech is inviting applications for a Statistical Geneticist to be appointed as a Scientist in the Department of Human Genetics, responsible for identifying novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers from the investigation of human genetic variation. Responsibilities will include:

• Evaluation and development of cutting-edge techniques in the area of Statistical Genetics.
• Examples include new methods for association testing, integration of GWAS summary results with other types of data e.g. eQTL, functional genomic annotations, gene networks, estimation/partitioning of heritability, Mendelian Randomization to understand causal direction, and fine mapping.
• Collaborating with experimental, clinical and bioinformatics scientists to inform the design of studies for target and biomarker discovery
• Designing and executing targeted analyses to uncover novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers of disease heterogeneity, progression, and treatment response
• Maintenance of an excellent publication record
• Regular presentation at internal and external meetings to audiences of diverse scientific backgrounds
• Initiation of and participation in strategic external collaborations in pursuit of these goals

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