Computational Scientist II Single Cell Genomics
South San Francisco, CA - USA
Job Summary
Job Duration: Long Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)
This role is focused on advancing therapeutic discovery through high-content perturbation screening and single-cell genomics. This role will involve analyzing large-scale sequencing datasets developing computational pipelines and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to generate biological insights that support drug discovery.
- Analyze and interpret large-scale single-cell sequencing datasets (scRNA-seq) generated from high-content perturbation experiments.
- Develop and optimize computational workflows for Perturb-seq CROP-seq Sci-Plex and other sequencing-based functional genomics studies.
- Apply statistical and computational methods to identify biological mechanisms therapeutic targets and treatment responses.
- Collaborate with biologists chemists computational scientists and cross-functional research teams to translate complex data into actionable insights.
- Develop reproducible data analysis pipelines using Python and bioinformatics tools.
- Perform quality control data integration visualization and statistical analysis of large-scale genomics datasets.
- Integrate multimodal datasets including single-cell genomic and clinical data to support research and therapeutic development.
- Present findings through scientific reports presentations and collaborations with internal research teams.
- Maintain well-documented reproducible computational workflows and contribute to continuous process improvements.
- Ph.D. in Computational Biology Bioinformatics Computer Science Statistics Mathematics or a related quantitative life science discipline.
- Proven experience analyzing large-scale single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) datasets.
- Strong programming skills in Python for scientific computing and data analysis.
- Solid background in statistics probabilistic modeling and computational data analysis.
- Experience working with next-generation sequencing (NGS) and genomics datasets.
- Excellent analytical communication and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary research environments.
- Strong publication record demonstrating scientific contributions.
- Experience with Perturb-seq CROP-seq Sci-Plex or other CRISPR-based perturbation screening technologies.
- Experience with CRISPR functional genomics and single-cell perturbation analysis.
- Knowledge of multimodal data integration including genomic transcriptomic and clinical datasets.
- Experience using workflow management systems such as Nextflow or Snakemake.
- Experience working on High Performance Computing (HPC) environments using SLURM.
- Familiarity with cloud computing reproducible workflows and collaborative software development practices.
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Required Skills:
Single Cell Sequencing Pertub-Seq Slurm HPC Computational Biology