Job Description:
As part of a talented and multi-disciplinary team advancing an exciting new approach to drug discovery and development, the successful candidate will be expected to manage a team of bioinformaticians, projects, timelines, and interface with AbbVie scientists helping them with high throughput assay data analysis, visualization, and cross assay platform analyses in support of both discovery research and translational / biomarker discovery. This impactful position will also require the hiring and mentoring of additional bioinformatics or computational biology headcount to support the goals at AbbVie Oncology Discovery and Early Development. The ability to work independently, while effectively interacting and communicating with team members, Research leaders and the Software Engineering group, is also prerequisite. Qualifications:
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AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company's mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. AbbVie employs approximately 30,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries. At AbbVie in Redwood City, you would be part of a large research team dedicated to the discovery and development of new immune-oncology therapies. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled Job Classification: Experienced Job: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Primary Location: USA Organization: Research & Development Schedule: Full-time Shift: Day Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
As part of a talented and multi-disciplinary team advancing an exciting new approach to drug discovery and development, the successful candidate will be expected to manage a team of bioinformaticians, projects, timelines, and interface with AbbVie scientists helping them with high throughput assay data analysis, visualization, and cross assay platform analyses in support of both discovery research and translational / biomarker discovery. This impactful position will also require the hiring and mentoring of additional bioinformatics or computational biology headcount to support the goals at AbbVie Oncology Discovery and Early Development. The ability to work independently, while effectively interacting and communicating with team members, Research leaders and the Software Engineering group, is also prerequisite. Qualifications:
- PhD in bioinformatics, biostatistics, or computational biology, with a strong publication record
- Minimum of 10 years of managerial experience, leading a mixed team of senior and junior bioinformaticians / computational biologists
- Excellent leadership capabilities with good experience guiding and motivating effective teams to foster research collaborations
- Proven ability to recruit and hire world class talent
- A solid understanding of cancer genomics, other “omics” methods, machine learning and “Big Data” approaches, particularly how these analyzed to discover cancer targets and understand response to the development of immune therapies of cancer.
- Broad experience in the analysis and display of data generated by high-throughput molecular assays including, but not limited to, next generation sequencing (whole transcriptome –short read (Illumina) and long read (Pac Bio), fusion transcripts, targeted genome and copy number variation), mass spectrometry based proteomics, Microarray, qPCR. Ability to combine data from different platforms run on the same tumor sample to generate in depth biological understanding of the tumor samples.
- In-depth knowledge of oncology-specific public consortium databases, their standards, how these databases relate to the above described molecular assays, and how they can be leveraged for target discovery and validation. Ability to compare external and internal datasets across different platforms
- A working understanding of the statistical principles behind current best practices and quality control in high-throughput molecular data analysis.
- Clear understanding of the translational medicine / biomarker discovery space and ability to build bioinformatics capability to match scientific team build out for this functional area.
- Exceptionally strong communication, data presentation and data visualization skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and to handle several concurrent, fast-paced projects through a mix of supervision, project managing, and direct execution.
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AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company's mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. AbbVie employs approximately 30,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries. At AbbVie in Redwood City, you would be part of a large research team dedicated to the discovery and development of new immune-oncology therapies. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled Job Classification: Experienced Job: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Primary Location: USA Organization: Research & Development Schedule: Full-time Shift: Day Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]