Associate Data Scientist

Posted on by Micaela Brun
Job ID: 15624941
Job date: 2017-08-04
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Company : Genomatica inc 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
Genomatica is seeking a highly motivated and creative data scientist to join the systems bioengineering team. This multidisciplinary team is responsible for various systems biology applications from model-driven strain design to data-driven optimization of industrial bioprocesses for renewable chemical production. This position will be a key contributor to the development and application of Genomatica’s data analytics platform for multiple omics data and metabolic modeling. He/she will play a critical role in building the necessary infrastructure for the analysis and visualization of complex biological datasets. He/she will interface with multidisciplinary project teams and communicate the results to the product development teams.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated success in technical knowledge, scientific creativity, collaboration with others, and independent thought.

Job Responsibilities:

  1. Develop approaches for data handling, visualization and statistical analysis of large biological datasets (e.g. genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics, metabolic models)
  2. Identify and evaluate new computational tools to facilitate the analysis of multi-dimensional biological datasets.
  3. Develop custom software solutions from one-off scripts to enterprise applications to facilitate, optimize, and automate data processing and analysis by R&D scientists.
  4. Interface between scientists and the Information Technology group to enable the broad deployment of new software or modification of commercial software for in-house needs.
  5. Works with projects and other systems team members and contribute to the analysis of omics datasets and computational modeling.
Minimum Education and Experience:

Masters in bioinformatics, bioengineering, chemical engineering and/or related field, and 0-2 years related experience; may include post doctoral experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Desirable Competencies and Skills:

  • Experience with open source software packages for biological and statistical data analysis and constraint-based metabolic modeling.
  • Experience with one or more programming languages: Python, MATLAB, R, Java.
  • Proficiency with tools for extracting, curating and managing genomic data (SQL, BioPerl, R/Bioconductor, relational databases).
  • Experience in developing systems biology and/or omics data analysis workflows and pipelines.
  • Programming skills including linear and/or nonlinear optimization, mathematical/statisticalmodeling, and GUI development.
  • Experience in developing web applications using R + Shiny and Python + Flask frameworks, or custom solutions that combine PHP, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
  • Intermediate/Advanced use of source code version control with Git, Perforce or similar.
  • Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills to clearly and concisely convey objectives and results to a diverse audience.
    • Work Environment/ Physical Demands:

    The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    This position involves working primarily in an office setting. As such this position requires the ability to sit at a desk utilizing computers and office equipment. The position requires communication with other individuals through a variety of methods. There are no specific lifting requirements. Ability to travel for conferences, workshop and meetings may be necessary.

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