Director - BioPartnering Data Science

Caris Life Sciences•Boston, MA

4d•$200,000 - $230,000

About The Position

At Caris, we understand that cancer is an ugly word—a word no one wants to hear, but one that connects us all. That’s why we’re not just transforming cancer care—we’re changing lives. We introduced precision medicine to the world and built an industry around the idea that every patient deserves answers as unique as their DNA. Backed by cutting-edge molecular science and AI, we ask ourselves every day: “What would I do if this patient were my mom?” That question drives everything we do. But our mission doesn’t stop with cancer. We're pushing the frontiers of medicine and leading a revolution in healthcare—driven by innovation, compassion, and purpose. Join us in our mission to improve the human condition across multiple diseases. If you're passionate about meaningful work and want to be part of something bigger than yourself, Caris is where your impact begins. Position Summary The Director of BioPartnering Data Science calls for a technical expert excelling at hands-on work with real-world data, machine learning techniques and programming. Also, strong skills in communication and educating internal and external partners are required. Caris Discovery not only has access to an extensive multimodal clinical dataset, also it has developed own methods for biomarker and drug target discovery. Combining and mining data from all available sources, building new processes and analysis pipelines are the main focus of this role.

Requirements

PhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, or related quantitative fields.
10+ years post-PhD work experience, including industry leadership experience.
Deep experience working with, analyzing, and deriving insight from various types of data (e.g. genomic and clinical data).
Expertise in large datasets and raw sequencing outputs, multi-modal data integration, novel algorithm development, and AI/ML applied to large-scale molecular datasets.
Strong communication skills: A primary responsibility of this role is communication within and across groups at Caris and with external partners at both general and specialist levels. The ability to clearly present nuanced technical material to a variety of stakeholders is critical.
Enthusiasm for working in a highly collaborative environment and excellent communication skills.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Proven ability to manage time effectively, respond quickly to changing priorities, and adapt within a fast-paced environment.
Strong programming background (Python, R), cloud experienced (AWS), and familiarity with structured and unstructured omics data platforms.
Must be proficient in data visualization and statistics.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and general working knowledge of Internet for business use.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in an industry setting.
Domain experience in oncology.
Experience working in cloud (preferred) or high-performance computer (HPC) clusters.

Responsibilities

Apply bioinformatics, data science, molecular biology, and computer science expertise to drive projects developing and refining Caris’ clinico-molecular data products for use by both external partners and internal Caris R&D.
Communicate with external and internal partners on strategy as well as technical details of Caris data products.
Educate partners on the use of Caris data products.
Drive innovation by staying abreast of emerging data science tools, techniques, and best practices, and strategically incorporating them into our data products and workflows.
Collaborate with research, and bioinformatics scientists to execute projects that translate scientific and clinical questions into analytical workflows, and exercise skill in delivering accurate data processing, quality control, and statistical analysis.
Act as a subject matter expert on data science, collaborating with internal stakeholders, external partners, and customers to provide technical expertise, foster collaborations, and contribute to the development of joint research projects.