Scientist / Senior Scientist – Health R&D

Job Description:
What you'll do:

• Generate and execute on novel ideas with little guidance
• Use coding skills to dive into new and existing data to support ongoing R&D activities
• Collaborate closely with other members of the Health R&D team to generate new ideas, critically evaluate and contribute to existing projects, and build out the R&D portfolio
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product and Engineering, to take early stage research projects and turn them into fully functional features or new products
• Communicate project results both verbally and in writing to scientists and non-scientists
• Act as a scientific mentor and advisor for individuals inside and outside of the Research team
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

What you'll bring:

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Genetics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Strong coding experience (Python, R, and other relevant programming languages)
• At home in a Unix/Linux environment
• Strong working knowledge of statistics
• Experience generating and executing on novel ideas
• Experience working with large structured and unstructured data
• A history of being proactive, thorough, and independent
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Enthusiasm for working in a highly collaborative and changing environment

Pluses:

• Experience with genetic association studies or epidemiology
• Experience with machine learning techniques
• Experience with cloud services such as AWS
• Experience with varied data types (microbiome, blood chemistry, activity, heart rate, etc.)

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Requeriments :

• Doctorate Degree

Skills :

• Genetics
• Lunix/Unix
• Machine Learning
• Programing in Python
• Programming in R
• Statistics

Areas :

• Other

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Additional Info:
How to Apply: Apply through our website: https://www.23andme.com/careers/4008405002/

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