Lead Data Scientist - Microbiome

We are on a mission to help people improve physical and mental health by creating a new category of products that target the microbiome. We are researching, developing and commercializing a novel class of rationally-designed Live Synbiotics™ (probiotics + prebiotics) that have demonstrated clinical efficacy to treat conditions like metabolic syndrome, inflammation and neurodegeneration and you can help.

This position will have you working closely with R&D and Process Development. As a Lead Data Scientist with us, you will use your strong quantitative/statistical background to help our Scientists design their experiments. You will be instrumental in data analysis, pipeline design and implementation, and creating models and reports. You will be in a position to mentor the team in data science, statistics, and experimental design.

This role is very visible within our organization. You will collaborate closely with Data Scientists, Lab Scientists and Software/Data Engineers doing exciting work.

If you’re interested in building a new category of products that will help improve the lives of people globally and you love working in a cross-functional, collaborative, inspiring environment, we would like to meet you.

Here is what we need:
PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics or related fields with a strong quantitative background

Hands on experience in designing experiments with Lab Scientists and building models and production pipelines (design, development, deployment and maintenance)

Solid knowledge of statistical techniques, e.g., EDA, regression analysis, hypothesis testing and ML methods

Hands-on industry experience with python, R, AWS, Docker and Unix/Linux environments using Bash, Make and related Unix tools

Plus. Strong understanding of biology and/or bioinformatics algorithms, e.g., sequence assembly

This role will give an unparalleled opportunity to push the boundaries of microbiome and precision medicine research.

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