Computational Biology Post Doctorate Fellow, Biomarker Department
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Computational Biology Post Doctorate Fellow, Biomarker Department
Join Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Biomarker Department.
Company OverviewHeadquartered in Carlsbad, CA, Ionis has over three decades of experience pioneering RNA‑targeted medicines and advancing gene‑editing therapies. Our pipeline spans neurology, cardiology, and other areas of high patient need.
SummaryWe are seeking a highly motivated and outstanding individual to join our Biomarker group as a Postdoctoral Fellow. The role involves supporting the biomarker strategy for Ionis’s wholly owned pipeline, working with external collaborators and cross‑functional teams to analyze proteomic and EEG data, and confirming findings in validation cohorts.
Responsibilities- Design and deploy computational pipelines to process and analyze proteomics and EEG data.
- Communicate project status, timelines, and analysis updates to team members.
- Integrate findings from omics datasets to support Ionis programs.
- Collaborate on additional datasets and contribute to related projects.
- PhD in computational biology or related field.
- Strong background in bioinformatics with experience handling multimodal/omics data.
- Experience in data wrangling, QC, normalization, and differential analysis using R, Python, or similar.
- Familiarity with packages such as tidyverse, MSstats, DEP2, pandas, numpy, scikit‑learn, GSEA/fgsea, cluster
Profiler. - Critical‑thinking, problem‑solving, and strong communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work collaboratively in fast‑paced teams.
- Proven ability to be productive in an intense work environment.
- Candidate must reside in San Diego or be willing to relocate (full‑time or hybrid).
- Travel 0–10 %.
Ionis offers an excellent benefits package. For details, see ,Benefits,-Employees%20are%20rewarded
Salary and LocationSalary: $65,000 – $87,000.
Location:
Carlsbad, CA (full onsite or hybrid).
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. PRINCIPALS ONLY.
EEO StatementIonis Pharmaceuticals and all its subsidiaries are proud to be EEO employers.
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