About this role
At Adaptive, we’re Powering the Age of Immune Medicine. Our goal is to harness the power of the adaptive immune system to transform the way diseases are diagnosed and treated.
As an Adapter, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives. With Adaptive, you’ll create a career highlight through collaboration with bright, curious colleagues working at the apex of innovation and application.
It’s time for your next chapter. Discover your story with Adaptive.
Position Overview
Adaptive is seeking a thoughtful computational biologist who is enthusiastic about statistics, genetics, and improving human health. We’re looking for someone who excels at data analysis, statistical modeling, and communicating results to diverse audiences. You will join a highly collaborative Computational Biology group that conducts analyses to support key decisions within the company and for our clients. Your work will focus on supporting our clinical operations laboratory; verification and validation of process changes, trending analysis, problem finding and troubleshooting, and data driven risk analysis. Outstanding candidates will have demonstrated the ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team. Adaptive strongly values professional development, and we are committed to helping team members grow in their careers.
Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Collaborate with wet lab scientists to design experiments and analyze both historical and experimental data
- Perform quick and thorough analyses of DNA sequencing data to understand outliers, perform QC, make descriptive figures, and address key statistical questions
- Leads the statistical analysis design process supporting IVD-level product and QC method development studies while adhering to appropriate regulatory guidance, including CLSI and Design Control.
- Independently writes and contributes to study protocols, data analysis, and final reports in working with other scientists in the group.
- Facilitates consensus approval for development study protocols, coordinating input from various technical stakeholders to ensure statistical plans meet business needs and CLIA/CAP, ISO and FDA requirements.
- Utilizes internal processes and tools that support efficient document writing and life-cycle maintenance.
- Contributes to analysis of NGS immunosequencing data, which will require developing innovative methods for statistical analyses for big complex data generated through the experiments.
- Present results to diverse audience, including a variety of cross-functional senior leadership, clinicians, and executives.
- Be a problem solver: communicate well, ask questions, proactively eliminate bottlenecks, and be the person people go to when they want a job done right
- All other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements
Computational Biologist I
REQUIRED
- PhD; or
- MS/MA degree +8 years of relevant experience
Preferred
- Experience managing, manipulating, interpreting large datasets
- Experience recognizing anomalous and inconsistent data points
- Basic knowledge in at least one scripting language, such as Python or R
- Ability to consider outcome when designing analysis and assimilate findings with related dependencies
- Communicate project and status updates independently
- Experience delivering technical material at department meetings
Computational Biologist II
REQUIRED
- PhD and 2+ years of experience; or
- MS/MA degree and 10+ years of relevant experience
Preferred
- Experience managing, manipulating, interpreting large and complex datasets
- Analyzes results by linking data and findings for application to new scientific projects
- Develops an understanding of cross-functional areas and related dependencies
- Works in collaboration with more senior scientists to develop efficient techniques
- Ownership of large project, setting priorities, and keeping cross-functional coworkers apprised of project
- Extensive experience delivering technical material at cross-functional meetings that involve senior leadership and external partners
- May provide guidance to more junior team members
- Strong knowledge in scripting language, such as Python or R
Senior Computational Biologist
REQUIRED
- PhD and 5+ years of experience; or
- MS/MA degree and 13+ years of relevant experience
- Proficiency in at least one common coding language (R, python, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to work on multidisciplinary teams
- Experience in presenting technical material to diverse audiences
Preferred
- SME for analyzing biological datasets, especially immunology and oncology.
- Experience as technical lead on various projects
- Demonstrated ability to work on multidisciplinary teams
- Proficiency in presenting technical material to multidisciplinary audiences
LI-Remote
Compensation
Computational Biologist I: $104,000 - $156,000 Computational Biologist II: $116,000 - $174,000 Senior Computational Biologist: $132,000 - $198,000
Possible “other compensation” elements to include:
- equity grant
- bonus eligible
Adaptive Biotechnologies is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please contact accommodations. This email is created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.
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