Data Scientist Target Identification

Sanofi • Waltham, MA

1d • $85,500 - $123,500

About The Position

The Data Scientist – Bioinformatics will join Sanofi’s Computational Target Identification team within the global Data and Computational Science organization. The team uses computational approaches to uncover and prioritize vaccine targets and contribute to Sanofi’s drug discovery pipeline. The role connects experimental biologists and computational teams, applying bioinformatics and data science to microbiology to support scientific decisions. The position independently builds analyses, databases, and dashboards that support vaccine projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field and at least 3 years of bioinformatics research experience in an academic or industry setting; or a master’s degree in one of these fields and at least 2 years of such experience.
• Fluent in English.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience in omics and large-scale biological data analysis.
• Experience with comparative genomics (pangenome), phylogeny, functional prediction, NGS data analysis (genomics and transcriptomics), data visualization, and data engineering.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Investigate bioinformatics and data science approaches to assess and prioritize vaccine targets and antigen selection in response to vaccine projects’ analytical needs.
• Design and apply methods such as bacterial comparative genomics, phylogeny, functional prediction, and omics data analysis to establish evidence of association and causality between infections and diseases.
• Develop and maintain bioinformatics tools, pipelines, and databases for antigen target identification and selection.
• Interpret and communicate scientific findings to computational and experimental colleagues, and contribute to publications, reports, and internal presentations.
• Coordinate cross-functional project activities with Vaccines R&D data and digital teams and other Sanofi stakeholders, defining action plans and supporting steady project progression.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare, prevention, and wellness programs.
• At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
• Employee benefit programs; further benefits information is available through the company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level