Associate Scientist/Senior Associate Scientist – Bioinformatics

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Building on our founders’ Nobel-prize winning discoveries in RNA interference, Atalanta Therapeutics is developing novel branched siRNA therapeutics to treat severe neurological diseases at the root cause. With two active partnerships with large biopharmaceutical companies plus a robust and growing internal pipeline, Atalanta is poised to make a difference in patients’ lives with a powerful and transformative technology. Atalanta fosters a culture of integrity, respect, collaboration, opportunity, learning, and fun. We are located in Boston’s vibrant Seaport district near South Station.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Atalanta is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team to support our growing need for bioinformatics. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn bioinformatics skills to perform cutting-edge drug discovery. The candidate’s biological foundation and experience with known bioinformatics databases will enable bioinformatics analysis of drug targets, drug design and drug characterization. Some hands-on experience analyzing next-generation sequencing data and knowledge of biology or molecular biology is required for this role. The candidate will be supporting multiple drug development programs for difficult to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Perform in-depth search of gene, transcript, protein, and variant data using publicly available resources to drive drug discovery efforts
Support therapeutic molecule design for drug discovery efforts
Analyze and interpret transcriptomics studies to address key questions in drug discovery
Work with team members to develop bioinformatics pipelines and datasets on cloud resources
Collaborate with various research teams and provide bioinformatics support as needed

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience OR a Master’s degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, or related discipline is required Position level is commensurate with experience.
Previous experience working with data from molecular biology, genetics, neurobiology, or related biological discipline
Hands-on experience in bioinformatic analysis of next-generation sequencing data
Experience in programming, scripting, querying or statistical analysis languages such as Bash, R, python, or Perl is required
Knowledge of public genetic databases, biobanks, resources, and the bioinformatic tools used for these data analyses
Enthusiasm to help design and develop novel therapeutics targeting neurological diseases with a high unmet medical need
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to communicate effectively in technical and non-technical languages

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in cloud computing such as AWS, Azure or GCP
Experience with workflow development using workflow management systems such as Nextflow or Snakemake
Experience in creating dashboards with Tableau, Looker, Plotly Dash, R Shiny or something similar
Good foundation in statistics and exposure to machine learning techniques

Please submit your CV and cover letter to careers@atalantatx.com with the title of the position in the subject line

Atalanta is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Atalanta will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals

Associate Scientist/Senior Associate Scientist – Bioinformatics

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