Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated bioinformatics scientist to lead the Oncology Bioinformatics group in Cambridge, MA. The successful candidate will have demonstrated leadership, collaboration and communication skills, and will;• Lead a team of 6-7 experienced bioinformatics scientists and serve as part of a global bioinformatics leadership team responsible for strategic planning, decision-making, execution and milestone delivery
• Develop and implement a scientific vision for supporting target discovery, drug discovery, and patient stratification teams
• Interface with key stakeholders within Oncology research teams and across organizations within Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) to address and resource Bioinformatics needs
• Ensure active collaboration with relevant teams in NIBR-IT and technology platform groups to accomplish disease area goals
• Identify, build and manage collaborations with external academic and industry groups
Desired Skills & Experience
To qualify, candidates must have:• PhD in bioinformatics, statistics, molecular biology, computer science or a related field, with 5-10 years of management and leadership experience
• In-depth knowledge of cancer genomics with proven track record of leading the development and deployment of bioinformatics systems and applications that are an integral part of drug discovery and technology development
• Demonstrated ability to establishing effective collaborative relationships with cross functional scientific teams
• Strong communication skills and ability to represent the group within NIBR and throughout the wider scientific community
• Demonstrated organizational skills, aligning available resources to meet key goals
• Experience with statistical methods for mining genomic data strongly preferred
• Experience with the analysis of next-generation sequencing data also preferred
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Company Description
About Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research:
The Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research is the global pharmaceutical research organization for Novartis. The NIBR research network is comprised of more than 6,000 scientists, physicians, and business professionals working together across 10 locations around the world to discover innovative medicines that treat diseases with high unmet medical need. Novartis employs more than 2,000 associates in Cambridge, making it the city’s largest private employer and ideally situated in one of the leading life science communities in the world.
NIBR conducts research globally with sites in Emeryville, California; Cambridge, MA; East Hanover, NJ; Basel, Switzerland; Horsham, UK; and Shanghai, China.
The Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research is the global pharmaceutical research organization for Novartis. The NIBR research network is comprised of more than 6,000 scientists, physicians, and business professionals working together across 10 locations around the world to discover innovative medicines that treat diseases with high unmet medical need. Novartis employs more than 2,000 associates in Cambridge, making it the city’s largest private employer and ideally situated in one of the leading life science communities in the world.
NIBR conducts research globally with sites in Emeryville, California; Cambridge, MA; East Hanover, NJ; Basel, Switzerland; Horsham, UK; and Shanghai, China.
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