Associate Director , Data Science, Discovery Biologics

Discovery Biologics is seeking an Associate Director with experience in biologics and data science to expand our abilities to design and engineer biotherapeutics.  We are building a department that directly integrates computational and wet-lab researchers with state-of-the-art automation to accelerate the discovery of novel biologics.  We are a highly diverse and collaborative group of biologists, engineers, and computer scientists working at the edge of computation, disease biology, and biotherapeutics.  

We collaborate broadly within our Company and with academic and industry partners to accelerate the pace of biologics discovery and engineering.
* MS and 8+ years or
* BS +12 years of experience

PhD in Computational Biology, Biostatistics, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Engineering/Bioengineering, Structural Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry or related STEM discipline with demonstrated expertise in biologics and data science and 4+ years of industry experience
* Fluency in at least one modern programming language such as Python, Java or similar; fluency in using version control systems (Git) and branching strategies.
* Strong expertise in data science and data engineering workflow and best practices for life science applications
* Experience working with relational database (SQL) and non-relational database, and designing data models
* Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining modern data architecture, using the state-of-the-art tools for large scale data applications, such as Airflow, DBT, Kafka, Debezium, Docker, Kubernetes, Datadog
* Extensive experience as a developer using any major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
* Experience in working with microservices and API development
* Ability to teach biologists and biochemists the fundamentals of data science
* Demonstrated ability to succeed in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Champion for diverse and inclusive culture
* Mentor and coach group members to complement and strengthen their team
* Experience with NGS data processing and analysis applied to biologics discovery highly preferred
* Full stack developer experience highly preferred
* Experience with Scientific Data Life Cycle (SDLC) documentation highly preferred
* Experience with protein engineering or the discovery and development of biologics
* Experience with multiple types of protein structure and sequence representations, featurization, and embeddings
* Experience with protein modeling software (e.g. Alpha Fold, Rosetta, TrRosetta, MOE, GROMACs, or similar)
* Familiarity with data visualization tools and libraries
* Experience in Dev Ops, Data Ops, and ML Engineering
** Los Angeles Residents Only:
** We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
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