[Hiring] Data Scientist @Meliora Therapeutics

Role Description

Meliora Therapeutics is seeking a computational biologist to work collaboratively with data science team members, providing expertise in computational biology. This role is crucial in developing the biological ideas underpinning the algorithmic engine of a next-generation biotechnology company.

• Bring your computational skills and biological knowledge to bear on a critical problem in cancer treatment that contributes to the failure of 97% of cancer drugs in their clinical trials.
• Propose, develop, and validate novel methods of associating drugs and their properties with their true mechanism of action in cancer cells.
• Grow and learn; deep expertise in advanced data science and machine learning isn’t necessary to start with, but you will need to be comfortable building an extensive cross-disciplinary background as we go.
• Be a culture-setter by embodying the company’s principles of truth-seeking, mutual respect, integrity, drive, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• PhD-level expertise in molecular biology or related fields such as biochemistry, cell biology, oncology, structural biology, genetics, genomics, and others.
• A solid understanding of one or more of the fundamentals of data science including probability, statistics, machine learning, and programming, with a willingness to grow in each.
• Practical experience applying computational biology techniques to analyze and gain insight from large datasets using Python or R.
• Experience in developing novel biological hypotheses and using computational methods to test them.
• Excellent communication skills to synthesize complex data problems and solutions into content easily understandable by the scientific and leadership teams to facilitate critical decisions.
• Ability to be highly successful operating in a multidisciplinary environment and a willingness to collaborate across functional teams is essential.
• Bonus: experience working directly with *omics datasets, and expertise in CRISPR and cancer biology.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation with equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• The opportunity to have your career grow along with our company.
• Work focused on developing cutting-edge technical methodologies to directly create meaningful positive impact on human health.
• The freedom to develop your own methodologies and approaches in collaboration with our team to solve our most important challenges.
• The opportunity to work with a world-class, remote-first, interdisciplinary team with expertise spanning numerous fields in biology, computer science, and machine learning.
• Remote work.
• Quarterly US-based travel for on-site retreats.

Company Description

Meliora Therapeutics’ vision is to bring the latest advancements in molecular biology and machine learning together to fight cancer. By building a world-class, diverse, multidisciplinary team, we aim to develop new therapies that significantly improve clinical outcomes.