Research Scientist I
About The Position
The role of bioinformatics software engineer at Sarepta is an exciting opportunity for someone with a background in science and data analysis. In this hands-on role the Research Scientist I will support Genomics and Data Science projects, as well as collaborations across Research and Development. As a member of a bioinformatics software engineering and data architecture sub-team, you will use cloud-based tools and applications that leverage Sarepta’s data fabric and the team’s genomics expertise to pull the genetic therapies of tomorrow into today. As you build your portfolio, you will have opportunities to participate in projects that run across the entire drug development process - including target identification, target validation, clinical investigation, and commercialization.
Requirements
- MS / Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with prior software engineering experience: MS with 4+ years of hands-on experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry or Ph.D. with 1+ years of professional experience
- Applied knowledge of software design patterns, data modeling, and software architecture.
- Prior experience in bioinformatics and utilizing scientific discipline-specific datatypes, e.g. VCF, CRAM/BAM, or similar experience in another scientific field
- Strong Proficiency in Python and/or R and developing in a (containerized) Linux environment
- Proficiency in relational database interaction and/or data warehousing
- Basic Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Batch etc.)
- Undergraduate level of genetics understanding
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with workflow definition frameworks e.g. Dagster, Airflow and/or Nextflow preferred
- Experience with web-based data visualization frameworks including R/Shiny and Python/Streamlit a plus
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on and maintain software solutions to support R&D programs; platforms, reporting, and analytics
- Develop and maintain apps and dashboards for managing and annotating genetic data, joining them with other datasets, aggregating them for reporting
- Support and contribute to siRNA program anaylsis pipelelines, their validation, and the reporting of their results
Benefits
- Sarepta Therapeutics offers a competitive compensation and benefit package.
- For a full list of our comprehensive benefits, see our website: https://www.sarepta.com/join-us
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
