ScientistSr Scientist Ontology (US)

Boston, NH - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 85000 - 125000

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Scientist/Sr Scientist - Ontology - Remote

Join Our Team at Rancho BioSciences!

As we continue to grow Rancho BioSciences is seeking a detail-oriented and scientifically grounded Ontologist to support the modeling standardization and integration of structured data. The ideal candidate will have a life-sciences background and experience working with biomedical ontologies controlled vocabularies and data standards.

Who We Are

Rancho BioSciences is a globally recognized leader in providing advanced services and products across data curation governance bioinformatics and AI-driven analytics. Our expertise includes workflows and pipeline design knowledge mining target profile generation and business analysis all delivered with a steadfast commitment to innovation and quality.

We collaborate with research foundations biotech companies government labs and academic institutions to enable breakthroughs in drug discovery biomedical research and precision medicine.

Our mission is to bridge science and healthcare helping to transform raw data into actionable insights that drive new discoveries and improve patient care across the globe.

As a fully remote and rapidly growing global team we are excited to expand and welcome talented individuals to help us shape the future of data science.

What Youll Do

Design develop and maintain ontologies and controlled vocabularies for domains relevant to the pharmaceutical industry.
Harmonize and map scientific data to established biomedical ontologies and standards (e.g. CDISC Allotrope ISO IDMP)
Implement leverage and support metadata and data management solutions and best practices.
Work closely with subject matter experts data scientists and software engineers to support data modeling and knowledge graph development.
Drive ontology governance and change management activities in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

What Were Looking For

Must-Haves:

Advanced degree (Ph.D. or M.S.) in life sciences chemistry or related science fields. Bachelors degree will be considered with 3-5 years relevant experience
Solid understanding of ontologies controlled terminologies and semantic data modeling (e.g. OWL RDF SKOS).
Hands-on experience with semantic tools such as CENtree Protégé PoolParty TopBraid or similar ontology development environments.
Understanding data standards semantics terminologies ontologies and best practices for data governance. Familiarity with the FAIR (Findable Accessible Interoperable and Reusable) data guiding principles.
Excellence in managing scientific stakeholder relationships.
Independently driven hardworking and committed.
Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams.
Detail-oriented and well organized with an ability to work collaboratively and remotely.

Nice-to-Haves:

Scripting skills e.g. Python shell-scripting R.
Understanding of and contributions to public biomedical ontologies and standards consortiums (e.g. BioPortal OLS Allotrope IDMP NIIMBL MeSH CDISC) is a plus.
Experience with software development life cycle methodologies unit and integration testing and documentation development.
Experience with data integration platforms or knowledge graphs.
Experience translating project requirements to both business process solutions and technical solutions.

Why Youll Love Working at Rancho BioSciences:

Great opportunities to grow and develop with the company as we scale
Competitive base salary
Fully Remote environment - work from anywhere!
Flexible work arrangements
Great company swag
Private medical coverage and/or personal stipend to ensure you and your familys wellbeing
Participation in country-specific financial empowerment programs (401k Pension/Retirement FSA/HSA etc.)

More About Us:

Learn more about our culture: us on LinkedIn: additional career opportunities: BioSciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other protected status under applicable laws.

Required Experience:
Senior IC

Scientist/Sr Scientist - Ontology - RemoteJoin Our Team at Rancho BioSciences!As we continue to grow Rancho BioSciences is seeking a detail-oriented and scientifically grounded Ontologist to support the modeling standardization and integration of structured data. The ideal candidate will have a life...