YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Scientist I, are to: 

• Advance disease biology understanding and target identification in cardiovascular diseases leveraging multi-omics approaches and GWAS study insights and apply it to the drug discovery process;
• Apply the findings of single-cell gene expression studies in the area of cardiovascular diseases (heart tissues and vasculature) to identify new mechanisms, pathways and finally druggable targets for the development of novel, causative therapies;
• Design, plan and execute advanced in vitro and in vivo studies;
• Drive continuous improvement in methodology, processes and formats through own expertise and experience;
• Be responsible for the project management of target discovery projects;
• Communicate and interact with interdisciplinary project teams;
• Participate in scientific meetings and seminars and represent Cardiovascular Disease Initiative (CVDi) at internal and external meetings and conferences;
• Perform other related responsibilities as necessitated by the position.

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:

• Doctorate or Ph.D. in natural sciences (genetics, molecular biology), medical science or pharmacy, with at least two years of related work or postdoctoral/fellowship;
• Deep expertise in the area of gene expression and cell signaling analysis as well as with cellular and animal modeling of cardiovascular disease biology;
• Familiar with large computational datasets and data science concepts, and capable of collaboratively interacting with data scientists to delineate testable hypotheses for target ID and validation;
• Demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and the ability to adapt to the atmosphere of a dynamic research organization;
• Deep pharmacology and genetic perturbation expertise, including cell-based assays and in vivo models;
• Creative and flexible thinking, being open-minded and challenging the status quo;
• Able to build excellent working relationships, initiate new collaborative projects and an enthusiasm for taking a hands-on approach to collaborative scientific discovery efforts;
• Must enjoy working in a fast paced, cutting-edge and challenging environment;
• Ability and willingness to think "outside the box" to develop and adopt relevant emerging technologies;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a strong record of research publications and high-profile scientific presentations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a drug discovery setting;
• Prior experience with induced pluripotent stem cells;
• Drug discovery-relevant patent applications.