We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist in bioinformatics to join a high-performance team of informatics scientists and data science professionals to further the objectives and reputation of MSD, and to drive drug discovery and development, especially in immuno-oncology area in China and globally.
The successful candidate will lead/contribute to a broad scope of bioinformatics/health informatics projects-

• Develop computational pipeline and analytical tools to analyze, visualize and summarize NGS and other molecular data from clinical trials, preclinical data.
• Use molecular data to identify biomarkers and molecularly defined groups of patients most likely to benefit from individual therapies, with a focus on translating biomarker-driven strategies into the clinic.

Qualifications Required

• A PhD (or with equivalent experience) with a focus on Bioinformatics, computational biology, or related fields.
• Strong technical expertise in developing and utilizing bioinformatics analytic tools.
• Hands-on analysis experience with large genetic/genomic datasets.
• A background in statistics, including familiarity with mathematics and statistics packages such as MatLab, or R, or SAS.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in Chinese and English.
• Experience with a matrix environment and ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues from a wide range of disciplines.

Preferred:

• Understanding of the major concepts of immuno-oncology biology.
• Understanding of drug discovery and development processes.
• Record of publishing in high profile scientific journals.