Data Scientist

Job ID: 10293
Job date: 2017-01-13
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Company : Monsanto 

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Role : Research Scientist 


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Job Description:
At Monsanto we are seeking a creative, highly motivated Data Scientist to join a team of world-class experts in genomics, microbiology and data science and participate in challenging research projects with real-world impact, feeding a growing planet while conserving our natural resources . In this role you will leverage your skills to collaborate on cutting edge research projects involving machine learning, graph analysis, data visualization and bioinformatics API development. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands on experience working with next generation sequencing, Omic, microbiology and crop phenotype data in high-performance computing and cloud environments.

Required Skills:

-Display a passion for solving analytical problems involving big biological data, interactive multivariate data visualization and predictive modeling.

-PhD or Masters + 3 yrs experience in Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Genetics, or other quantitative disciplines.

-3+ years experience in applied machine learning (Deep Learning, Ensembles, SVM, etc) and programming in R, MATLAB or Python.

-Exceptional leadership, verbal and written communication, interpersonal skills and problem solving skills will be required to negotiate scope/resources, manage, and project status, and synchronize activities with team members, stakeholders, and management.

-Ability to work in a matrix environment, leading & influencing people at varying levels of responsibility.

-Proven ability to communicate complex quantitative analysis in clear, precise and actionable manner.

-A consistent record of delivering impactful results, such as publications in leading scientific journals or contribution to open source software projects.

-Experience in method development and the ability to define and implement desired technical strategies.

Desired Skills:

-Experience with R Shiny UI development.

-Familiarity with RESTful API concepts.

-Understanding of big data ecosystems including: Hbase, MongoDB, MapReduce, graph databases , Spark and virtual infrastructures such as AWS, Microsoft and Google cloud is highly desirable.

-Maintainer of or contributor to at least one open source project, such as an R package (on CRAN, Bioconductor, or Github) or Python library.


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