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Job Title: Data Scientist III Location: Ridgefield, CT Type: Contract Compensation: $45-$50/hr Work Model: Remote-offsite Hours: 40.0

Overview Leading pharmaceutical company looking for an experienced Data Scientist III. Ideal candidates should have a PhD degree and experience programming experience with Python and R for bioinformatic data analysis in unix-like systems. Additional relevant experience includes proficiency in working with bulk and single cell NGS data, working with high performance computing clusters (HPC), and biological pathway analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support Oncology drug development efforts
• Identify, learn and apply emerging technologies in data science and its applications to novel cancer therapeutics discovery and development.
• Apply and develop innovative analysis approaches when standard methods are not adequate
• Identify and process publicly available and internally generated datasets using statistical and bioinformatics techniques to create meaningful biological insights
• Follow relevant scientific literature to ensure use of optimal methods and understand emerging practices across the field
• Interpret, report, and present analysis results, with a high level of integrity and ethics, to biologists and collaborators.
• Ensure FAIR data analysis with clear documentation and reproducibility

Requirements

• PhD degree from an accredited institution with experience in computational sciences or a related scientific discipline (e.g., Computer sciences, Computational Biology, Genomics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biological Sciences)
• Programming experience with Python and R for bioinformatic data analysis in unix-like systems.
• Proficiency in working with bulk and single cell NGS data
• Proficiency in working with high performance computing clusters (HPC)
• Proficiency in biological pathway analysis

Preferred Skills

• Experience with any of these topics is a plus: oncology or immunology knowledge, spatial transcriptomics, methylation, or liquid biopsy data analysis, public oncology database datasets (TCGA, GTEX, Human cell atlas, CZ CELLxGene Discover, Human tumor atlas network, etc)

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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