Associate Director, Bioinformatics

Job ID: 131-181
Job date: 2017-07-05
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Company : NGM Biopharmaceuticals 

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Job Description:
REQUIRED SKILLS:

  • Analyze large-scale datasets such as “omics” data for clinical and discovery research, and enable hypothesis testing and generation based on the integrative analyses of different data sets including “omics”, molecular, cellular, and clinical data.
  • Provide bio statistical input for the design of research and clinical studies, create appropriate analysis plans, and data analysis/report
  • Develop databases, data models and customize the solutions to meet specific project needs.
  • Identify and implement bioinformatics approaches that can advance current and future research and discovery projects
  • Presentations and publications for internal and external communications
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics or a related field, with at least 7 years of relevant experience.
  • Proficient in NGS data analysis including microarray, RNAseq and single cell data analysis, computational algorithm development, and the use and development of analysis and visualization tools
  • Experience in statistical packages (e.g. R/SAS) and statistical analysis are required
  • Programming skills are required for this position including competence in Python, R and database query language (ie MySQL)
  • Experience in cancer biology, immunology or cardiovascular diseases are highly desirable.

NGM offers a creative, collaborative, highly challenging scientific environment, along with a strong compensation package that includes salary, stock options, 401(k) and a comprehensive benefits package.


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Additional Info:
NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. is a private biotech company dedicated to discovering and developing the next generation of medicines for the treatment of serious diseases. Our experienced scientific team has joined forces with an impressive group of industry professionals, Nobel Laureates and other distinguished researchers to form a company where innovation and cutting edge science has provided the foundation for a robust drug discovery engine. To date, NGM Bio has generated a pipeline of six drug candidates in various stages of development, including NGM282 that recently demonstrated proof-of-concept in a Phase 2 study in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). In 2015, we entered into a broad, strategic collaboration with Merck that will provide us with the resources and flexibility to pursue our ambitious R&D goals and further extend our pipeline of novel drug candidates.

Interested applicants should apply through the NGM Biopharmaceuticals website: http://www.ngmbio.com/careers/#SilkroadFrame

JOB LOCATION: South San Francisco, California, United States

POSITION TYPE: Full-Time/Regular

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