YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Precision Genomics Scientist, are to:

• Providing technical contributions in a fast-paced team environment to accelerate our efforts on building an genomics-enabled R&D pipeline;
• Independently perform statistical analysis, computer programming, predictive modeling and experimental design to establish and improve genome-wide genotyping solutions and maximize impact for downstream stakeholders;
• Designs, conducts & interprets complex experiments;
• Develops and implements research and/or technology-driven proposals; 
• Primary author for scientific reports;
• Effectively communicates research findings. May assume project leadership and/or supervisory functions;
• Build cross-functional relationships to collaboratively partner with the business and effectively network within the Data Science Community;
• Use advanced mathematical models, machine learning algorithms, operations research techniques, and strong business acumen to deliver insight, recommendations, and solutions.
• Contribute to the development of code, bioinformatic analyses pipelines, computational tools, and databases for mining and visualizing large genomic data sets;
• Present compelling, validated stories to all levels of organization, including peers, senior management, and internal customers to drive both strategic and operational changes in business;
• Conducts research and contributes to research projects, technologies, publications, intellectual property, or trade secrets.  Leads genotyping and sequencing-related projects;
• Solves complex problems requiring original thinking and deductive reasoning and the application of scientific principles to the design and interpretation of scientific experiments;
• Uses specialized knowledge, the broad application of scientific principles and current literature to advance projects, experiments and/or process improvements.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values.  More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 2+ years’ experience or PhD. in statistics, genetics, bioinformatics, computational biology or related field of study;
• Expertise in molecular genetics methodology;
• Familiarity of basic molecular biological concepts;
• A solid foundation in statistical theory and strong interest in applied statistical analysis methodologies and proficiency with statistical programming and algorithm development;
• Proficiency with handling large datasets and minimal one scripting language (e.g. Python, R) and experienced with Linux and cloud-based environment and command line tools (e.g.. AWSK, BASH, SED);
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to summarize complex concepts in language understandable by scientists from a variety of disciplines;
• Familiarity with population genetics and genomic selection is highly desired.

Relocation may be offered for this role.