Postdoctoral Research Fellow- Data Scientist (Hybrid)

Job Description

Be a part of the legacy: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program

Our Research Laboratories’ Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program aims to be a best-in-industry program for industrial postdoctoral researchers, designed to provide you with an academic focus in a commercial environment. With the resources, reach, and expertise of a large pharmaceutical company, postdoctoral researchers will be positioned to excel in an institution committed to breakthrough innovation in research and discovery.

An opportunity to join an innovative data analytic team and make concrete impacts on improving human life! Our company is a global healthcare leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines and vaccines. Our company's Research Laboratories is a scientific research institute of tomorrow and is taking our company's leading pharmaceutical R&D expertise to create breakthrough science that radically changes the way we approach diseases.

Responsibilities:

• Provides data analytic solutions to a multi-omics-based approach in target discovery and biomarker development leveraging both digital imaging and molecular date types.

• Ensures that sound scientific principles and analytic methods are applied.

• Utilizes data analytic methods including statistical modeling, machine learning, and visualization.

• Interacts with people with diverse background and expertise, including research scientists, clinical scientists, regulatory experts, IT specialists, and other teams in our Research & Development Division.

Primary activities:

• Develop/modify an in-house, deep learning based digital pathology pipeline for primitive identification in the liver microenvironment (LME)

• Extraction of human interpretable features (HIF) from LME and integrate HIF with other molecular data modalities such as bulk RNAseq, spatial transcriptomics, and proteomics.

• Development and implementation of subgroup analysis methods to identify the underlying response/resistance mechanisms of patients to different treatments, using a multi-omics approach.

• Serves as data analytic representative in the cross-functional teams.

• Identifies technical or other potential problems arising in the design, conduct, and analysis of the projects, proposes solutions and carries them out.

• Identifies opportunities to add value to drug / vaccine R&D programs.

• Develops software programs, algorithms, and automated processes.

• Applies and implements various data analytic techniques and methods.

• Orally presents and prepares written reports to effectively communicate analysis results to audience with diverse background and expertise.

• Is involved in research activities for innovative statistical methods.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Candidates must currently hold a PhD OR receive a PhD within one year​ in Statistics, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or related disciplines

Required Experience and Skills:

• Solid knowledge of imaging analysis, preferably with histology images

• Demonstrated strong programming skills, especially in R language and Python.

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Ability to function well both independently and collaboratively.

• Demonstrated interest in data analytic methodology research and in application of novel methods to real-world problems.

• Demonstrated ability to learn, be proactive and motivated, and consistently focus on details and prompt execution.

• Ability to collaborate with scientists and work on multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Knowledge of various Machine Learning methods, including deep learning

• Knowledge of generating, processing, and analyzing large and complex data generated by modern life science technologies.

Postdoctoralopportunities

Under New York City, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

Expected salary range:

$75,000.00-$86,000.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. For Washington State Jobs, a summary of benefits is listed here.

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