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As a privately-owned,biopharmaceutical company, Ferringpioneers anddeliverslife-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, whileremainingagile and true to our 'people first' philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world's oldest enemy: disease.

The Scientist (Microbiome Data Science & Bioinformatics) will translate large datasets into mechanistic and therapeutic hypotheses through omics analysisapproaches and create novel analytical methods. We are looking for someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment, effectively collaborates with others, and who can apply their expertise to fuel biological discoveries and analytical advancement.

With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of "The World's Most Innovative Companies" by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its "Change the World List," for addressing society's unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

Responsibilities:

• Lead qualitative and quantitative human microbiomeresearch, includingdata mining, dataanalyses,and interpretation of findingsfromclinical trialsand research studiesthatalign withcompanygoals
• Create, curate and maintain datasets, databases and resources for annotation and use of complex omics data
• Lead integrated data mining and translation of bioinformatic insights for R&D, pre-clinical and clinical initiatives
• Conceptualize, building, test, and benchmark gold standard and novel bioinformatic methods
• Use and improve continuous deployment models, containerization, cloud computing, and agile practices
• Independently achieve project-specific deliverables with stakeholders (internal and external) through collaboration, requirements gathering, and timeline management
• Contribute to publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as any methodological innovations
• Effectively present and defend scientific work in the form of internal and external presentations
• Critically evaluate primary literature for design and analysis of appropriate experiments to reach timely project Go/No-Go decisions
• Continuously learn in the fields of bioinformatics, computer science and biology including the latest methodologies, techniques, and resources

Requirements:

• Advanced degree(e.g.MSorPh.D.)in bioinformatics, genomics, biostatistics or relatedbiologicalfield
• Minimum of one year of experience in the field of omics sciences, preferably the microbiome
• Proficiency in developing, deploying, and running cloud-based bioinformatic workflows
• Proven experience in Linux, AWS, coding in Python and R
• Excellent writing, communication, and other organizational skills including documentation & data organization
• Proven experience in statistical computing for data mining, exploratory analysis and biomarker discovery related to the microbiome or other -omes

Ferring + you

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming andequitable, and the chance to work with the industry's most impressive people, these are just some of the ways weliveour "People First" philosophy.

Our Compensation and Benefits

At Ferring,basesalary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and isdeterminedusing a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $115,000 to $152,000, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities,educationand primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to120 hoursin the first four (4) years of employment, and160 hoursin the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as15paid holidays per year.We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

Ferring is an equalopportunityemployer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminateon the basis ofrace, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, geneticinformation, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Join our team and your voice will be heard, and your contributions will be valued. If you love tocome up withnew ways to make a positive difference and see them through, you will fit rightin.

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (including Disability/Protected Veterans). Wemaintaina drug-free workplace.