Scientific Data Management Associate Director
Scientific Data Management Associate Director
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Job Description
We are seeking a computational scientist and scientific data manager to join the Data & Computational Sciences (DCS) department at the Boston MA site of Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
In this role you will work across the DCS department to ensure that our data is stored in an appropriately structured form with the relevant metadata that conforms with FAIR (Findable Accessible Interoperable and Reusable) principles. These efforts will strengthen and further breakthroughs in AI driving new discoveries and insights for Global Research across domains including chemistry biology and imaging. The initial focus of the role will be genomics data spanning genetic variants therapeutic gene editing transcriptomic and single-cell data. Through this work you will ensure that results from large-scale computational analyses are findable and available for reuse allowing scientists to derive novel insights using results from both computation and experiment. You will work closely with colleagues across the DCS department from different domains and expertise areas bringing your expertise in data management and data governance to devise appropriate solutions to store and access their data to develop appropriate policies around data use access and storage and to ensure appropriate management of parallel you will also collaborate cross-functionally across the organization on data needs for DCS including close partnership with the Data Technology and Engineering (DTE) team on potential technology solutions and incorporating enterprise guidelines including those for ontology use data catalogs data retention and security.
To succeed in this role you will need familiarity with the use of large-scale scientific data to drive Research discoveries in a drug discovery and therapeutic development setting. You will also need broad experience in the management of scientific data including the architecture of scientific data storage solutions with a primary focus on data types that are generated from computational workflows on large-scale data in Global Research across domains including chemistry genomics and imaging.
Responsibilities:
- Work with colleagues across DCS to understand their data and how it is used and develop a data management & governance roadmap that will address data management needs in a prioritized manner
- Define and implement data management solutions in collaboration with DTE for large-scale results generated from computational workflows spanning chemistry biology imaging and screening
- Where relevant be responsible for prototyping pipelines to create integrated datasets that combine internal and/or external data sources and work with colleagues in DTE to productionize such datasets for broader use within DCS
- Contribute to DCS-specific development of best practices guidelines and SOPs as appropriate with a focus on data related aspects
- Align with enterprise-level data governance frameworks
- Coordinate with data engineering efforts in DTE to integrate samples tests and results across the Research environment
- Support other prioritized data needs as needed such as evaluation of technology solutions for insights from scientific literature and identification of key external data sources to address gaps in internal data
Qualifications:
- A PhD (or equivalent) in computational sciences with 7 years of relevant experience or a Masters degree in the computational sciences with 9 or more years of relevant experience in research data management
- Experience working cross-functionally and collaborating across a team to drive alignment
- Experience championing for data governance principles
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- A team-oriented growth mindset that welcomes feedback from others and supports other team members; a positive attitude that enthusiastically tackles and overcomes challenges
- Experience in working with scientific data sources such as ChEMBL UniProt OpenTargets HPA GnomAD SingleCellPortal or GTEx including integration and harmonization of data across databases
- Experience on FAIR data practices including the use of common ontologies such as Allotrope Foundation and the BioAssay Ontology
- Knowledge of data governance principles and frameworks and tools such as Colibra or Unity Catalog
- Very strong programming skills ideally in Python and SQL as well as familiarity with distributed data processing languages such as Apache Spark
- Experience with data platforms such as Databricks Snowflake
- Familiarity with database architectures that are oriented towards large scale scientific data such as TileDB VoltDB
- A strong understanding of emerging technologies such as cloud architectures and AI and ML approaches to data management tasks
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Pay Range:
$156000 - $234000Disclosure Statement:
The range provided is based on what we believe is a reasonable estimate for the base salary pay range for this job at the time of posting. This role is eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity awards. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal and state requirements. Actual base salary pay will be based on a number of factors including skills competencies experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.
At Vertex our Total Rewards offerings also include inclusive market-leading benefits to meet our employees wherever they are in their career financial family and wellbeing journey while providing flexibility and resources to support their growth and aspirations. From medical dental and vision benefits to generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter) educational assistance programs including student loan repayment a generous commuting subsidy matching charitable donations 401(k) and so much more.
Flex Designation:
Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site EligibleFlex Eligibility Status:
In this Hybrid-Eligible role you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertexs Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.
Company Information
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.
Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry ethnicity disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager or contact Talent Acquisition at
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
