Senior Research Scientist

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Company Overview

GNS Healthcare is on a mission to enable the better matching of drugs and other health interventions to individual patients to cure disease, improve health outcomes, and reduce the total cost of care. By leveraging massive amounts of patient data and breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, GNS is bringing a new level of personalization and precision to patients through our biopharma companies, health plan, and patient foundation partners. GNS is dedicated to making personalized medicine a reality in diseases including oncology, auto-immune diseases, neurology, and cardiometabolic diseases. 

If you’re interested in our vision of improving precision medicine through data and technology, you can help us make a difference!

Position Summary

The senior research scientist will join a dynamic team responsible for start-to-finish work on the analysis and interpretation of biological datasets using GNS’s powerful cloud-based analytics platform. You will have the opportunity to work on projects with a variety of goals including discovering new biology, identifying potential disease targets, developing prognostic and predictive biomarkers, defining target populations for clinical trial patient stratification, and predicting patient outcomes to treatment. 

We are looking for someone who thrives while working in a fast-paced and exciting environment in one of the most cutting-edge industries where big data analytics meets healthcare. You will carry out analysis projects using our proprietary, supercomputer-powered Bayesian network modeling and simulation platform, and will synthesize these results into meaningful reports for clients and product development.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with internal research teams and clients to evaluate study design, define research questions, write statistical analysis plans/study protocols, and conduct analyses
  • Integrate molecular, clinical, and epidemiological information and interpret findings to understand biological relevancy
  • Perform predictive and causal modeling using both proprietary and off-the-shelf tools
  • Develop reports and presentations for clients and collaborators
  • Participate in publication of findings and submissions to scientific meetings
  • Troubleshoot with clients and internal stakeholders to refine and optimize models
  • Communicate technical results clearly and concisely to clients, discuss how to incorporate information into their processes, and achieve high client satisfaction
  • Complete studies of high complexity in a timeline driven manner

Qualifications 

 Minimum Qualifications:

  • Relevant Master’s Degree (Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biostatistics, or Epidemiology)
  • 3 years of relevant work experience
  • Expert level experience programming in R
  • Demonstrated expertise in using computational modeling, machine learning, informatics, or mathematics to generate insights for biology in at least one of the following disease areas: oncology, cardiovascular, metabolic/CV, immunology, rare disease, neurology, etc.
  • Strong written and verbal communication; an ability to communicate technical material to non-technical audiences simply and clearly

Preferred Qualifications:

  • PhD
  • Experience working with advanced ML techniques, probability theory, Bayesian analysis, or causal inference methods
  • Neurology/CNS research experience
  • Familiarity with the UNIX and cluster computing environment
  • A passion to learn new things and solve problems 

Company Culture

Our philosophy at GNS is simple: we cannot transform healthcare with anything less than an all-star team. We are seeking smart, driven people who are experts in their field, have a track record of success and a passion for creating change. We believe that strong teams supercharge the performance of individuals, create a fun and dynamic workplace and great results for our clients and the people they serve.

We are passionate about our work and believe in the ability of our technology to change the world. Our core values of integrity, collaboration, value, diversity, and game-changing guide our behaviors with each other and our clients.

GNS offers competitive salaries, stock options, unlimited vacation, health, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, 401(k), generous parental leave, tuition reimbursement, professional development, subsidized parking and gym membership, tasty food, volunteering opportunities, social gatherings, and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GNS Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or conditions related to pregnancy, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, GNS Healthcare complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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