Senior Scientist

ApTask Global Workforce (AGW) is seeking Scientist Senior for a 6- month contract and 100% remote position with a client located in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Summary
The Center for Technology & Innovation (CfTI) department at the client is looking for a highly motivated Computational Biologist with expertise in clinical bioinformatics, biomarker development, assay development, ML algorithms & data science, statistical modeling, handling clinical data sets and a background in biology and computational sciences.
This is a high-visibility, individual contributor role preferring experience within matrix environments representing the function and requiring the development of methods to support the entirety of the clinical portfolio at the client.

Responsibilities:

• Perform analyses of prostate cancer exploratory biomarker datasets to understand association between baseline and on-treatment biomarker changes with safety and efficacy endpoints
• Document, refactor, and write clean R/tidyverse code to accomplish scientific objectives set by Precision Medicine and global development leadership
• Engage in scientific discussion and iteration with hiring manager and technical review SMEs to revise and improve code and analyses.

Qualifications:

• PHD recent grad or M.S. and 5 YOE. Key words: Clinical bioinformatics, patient selection, immunohistochemistry, time-series, survival analysis, R programming, and nice to have prostate cancer or solid tumor experience.
• PhD in Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science
• Significant experience in bioinformatics, applied mathematics and/or statistics, including linear mixed effects models, to analyze multi-modal, multi-dimensional and large-scale biological data
• A working knowledge and experience of Machine Learning and AI technologies. Experience applying ML/AI in clinical trial settings is a plus.
• A working knowledge of platforms and readouts utilized for the assessment of clinical biomarkers including flow cytometry, IHC, NGS, immunoassays, imaging, and transcriptional profiling assays
• Ability to translate biological and medical questions into analytical models providing actionable results
• Deep knowledge of prostate indications
• Programming experience in R & Python and familiarity with tidyverse principles
• Familiarity with assay development and qualification requirements for clinical trial support
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed environment and drive scientific and technical innovation collaboratively with other members of the group, as well as with client research community
• Three or more years of relevant experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry
• Strong written and oral communication skills, self-motivation, independence, and leadership
• Only candidates available and ready to work directly as ApTask employees will be considered for this position.

Pay rate: up to $49.20 an hour

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, apply today!

Aptask Global Workforce (AGW)
ApTask Global Workforce (AGW) is a certified Minority and Veteran workforce solutions company. AGW delivers operational, clinical, lab and professional talent with a strong focus on healthcare and life sciences. The company supports clients with reliable staffing, program expertise and a commitment to quality, speed and consistent delivery.

Benefits of working with ApTask Global Workforce include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)

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