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Data Scientist

Data Scientist

CompanySanofi
LocationCambridge, MA, USA
Salary$84000 – $140000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesPhD
Experience LevelJunior, Mid Level

Requirements

  • PhD in bioinformatics, computer science, computational biology, physics or another related quantitative field with 1-3 years of experience preferred in an academic environment or the private sector (biopharma preferably)
  • Develop and benchmark predictive algorithms to help generate actionable hypotheses
  • Experience with large language models or foundation models
  • Proficiency in analyzing and manipulating data with Python/R
  • Ability to write clean, readable and scalable code
  • Strong interest in learning biology and liaising with scientists from multiple therapeutic areas to help define and address biological questions with computational approaches

Responsibilities

  • Develop innovative ML/AI computational approaches and adopt existing state-of-the-art ideas to streamline transition to early development, as well as facilitate both the discovery of novel targets and drug repositioning
  • Contribute to the on-going programs with developed stack of tools/approaches and deliver customized study-specific analysis
  • Work closely with computational scientists and biologists in a highly collaborative environment
  • Lead in silico projects in collaboration with scientific teams and champion projects at different stages of discovery and clinical development
  • Contribute to publications, research and clinical/regulatory documentation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Understanding of basic biological concepts and ability to communicate with non-computational audience
  • Experience with knowledge graphs and graph machine learning and other AI/ML approaches
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and strong team player attitude
  • Experience with MLOps (snowflake, huggingface, weight and biases)