Associate Director Data Science RD Molecular Epidemiology
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Job Title:
Associate Director Data Science R&D Molecular Epidemiology
Location:
San Diego CA
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Full time
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Profoundly Improve Peoples lives by Revolutionizing the Delivery of RNA Therapeutics
At Avidity Biosciences we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving peoples lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies. If you are a committed solutionoriented thinker join us in making a difference and become part of our growing culture that is integrated collaborative agile and focused on the needs of patients.
Avidity Biosciences Inc.s mission is to profoundly improve peoples lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs). Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform Avidity demonstrated the firstever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare muscle diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1 Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline including programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships. Avidity is headquartered inSan Diego CA.For more information about our AOC platform clinical development pipeline and people please visitwww.aviditybiosciencesand engage with us onLinkedInandTwitter.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Molecular Epidemiologist with experience in population genetics AI/ML and biostatistics to lead earlystage research into new indications biomarkers and disease mechanisms. This role sits at the intersection of computational biology epidemiology and translational research leveraging largescale datasets to uncover insights that drive drug discovery and development reporting to the VP of AI/ML.You will collaborate with crossfunctional teams including AI/ML scientists biologists clinical teams and therapeutic area leads to integrate multiomics realworld evidence (RWE) and AIdriven modeling to identify novel disease signatures and therapeutic targets.If you are passionate about leveraging molecular epidemiology and AI to drive transformative breakthroughs in RNA therapeutics we invite you to join our mission at Avidity Biosciences.
What You Will Contribute
- Lead research in molecular epidemiology and population genetics to identify novel biomarkers gene targets receptors and indications for RNAbased therapeutics.
- Develop AI/ML models for analyzing genomic transcriptomic and clinical data leveraging deep learning Bayesian methods and causal inference techniques.
- Integrate multiomics data (genomics epigenomics proteomics metabolomics) with epidemiological datasets to uncover disease mechanisms.
- Apply statistical genetics and biostatistical methods to analyze largescale population and clinical datasets (e.g. GWAS UK Biobank All of Us clinical genomic registries).
- Collaborate with crossfunctional teams in early research preclinical development and translational medicine to advance therapeutic hypotheses.
- Stay at the forefront of AIdriven biomarker discovery precision medicine and epidemiological methodologies.
- Drive publication and external engagement through highimpact research papers conferences and industry partnerships.
What We Seek
- PhD in Molecular Epidemiology Population Genetics Computational Biology Biostatistics or a related field with a strong disease genetics focus.
- Minimum 6 years of experience in pharma/biopharma applying epidemiological methods to biomarker new target discovery and therapeutic research.
- Deep expertise in genomic epidemiology including GWAS polygenic risk scores (PRS) and functional genomics approaches.
- Strong proficiency in AI/ML applications for molecular epidemiology including neural networks probabilistic models and graphbased methods.
- Industry experience with clinical and population health datasets (e.g. EHRlinked genomic databases RWE longitudinal cohort studies).
- Handson experience with bioinformatics pipelines and statistical computing tools (e.g. Python R TensorFlow PyTorch PLINK Hail).
- Ability to translate complex genetic and epidemiological insights into actionable therapeutic strategies.
- Strong communication skills to work across scientific clinical and AI/ML teams.
What We Will Provide to You:
- The base salary range for this role is $194750 $215250. The final compensation will be commensurate with relevant experience skillset internal equity and market factors.
- Avidity offers competitive compensation and benefits which includes the opportunity for annual and spot bonuses stock options and RSUs as well as a 401(k) with an employer match. In addition the comprehensive wellness program includes coverage for medical dental vision and LTD and four weeks of time off.
- A commitment to learning and development which includes a variety of programming internally developed by and for Avidity employees opportunities for jobspecific training offered by industry and an education reimbursement program.
Avidity Biosciences
10578 Science Center Dr. Suite 125
San Diego CA
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