Job Description

Job Title: Consultant - Bio Informatician

Career Level - C3

Introduction to role:
Are you interested in being involved in a process that could benefit millions of patients? We want a bioinformatics scientist who engages in the most challenging informatics problems in the drug discovery clinical trial phase. Be part of a close-knit and technical team of informaticians, data scientists, machine learning and knowledge engineers, delivering data workflows and informatics solutions which will advance the standard of healthcare. Our work will be applied to the full early science drug discovery projects that involve data processing, downstream analysis and algorithm development that would provide scientific insights. We work with IT, other informatics professionals and scientists from all disciplines in direct support of AstraZeneca drug discovery projects. We seek to improve the quality of candidate drugs delivered by the Genomics research projects across AstraZeneca!

Accountabilities:
Work closely within the team and with scientific colleagues across AstraZeneca genomics units to ensure informatics and advanced analytics solutions meet the ongoing needs of all scientists. Develop informatics solutions, e.g., using pipelining approaches, scripting and algorithm development. Contribute to Genomics drug projects with downstream analysis and data analytics. Understand and seek opportunities to apply artificial intelligence & machine learning to the world of biology informatics. Research external peers, academics and software providers to apply the latest methods to relevant business problems. Work closely with data scientists, machine learning, engineering and platform teams to utilize the latest algorithms to deliver scientific insights to drug project teams. Work with informatics colleagues in our Global Technology Centre (GTC) in Chennai to deliver high quality informatics solutions. Promote AstraZeneca\xe2\x80\x99s informatics and data science reputation through external publications and presentations.

Essential Skills/Experience:
- Masters/PhD in biological sciences, biological engineering, bioinformatics or a pharmaceutical scientific discipline or similar field, with a demonstrable record of informatics delivery in a pharmaceutical/biotech setting.
- Strong coding and software engineering skills such as Python, R, Scripting.
- Experience with multi-omics data analysis
- Experience with single cell and CRISPR data analysis
- Experience working with relevant tools and databases such as NCBI, PubMED, UCSC genome databrowser, bedtools, samtools, Picard and visualization tools such as Spotfire.
- Experience working with high performance clusters such as HPC or SCP.
- Knowledge of cloud environment and related technologies.
- Excellent communication skills and facilitation skills, ability to work with others to achieve objectives.
- Ability to explain complex methods and techniques to a non-technical audience.
- Good communication, written and verbal skills, proficient English.

Desirable Skills/Experience:
NIL

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn\'t mean we\xe2\x80\x99re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?
Disrupt an industry and change lives. Here our work has a direct impact on patients, transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. All with a passion to impact lives through data, analytics, AI, machine learning and more. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, creating new ways of working and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth. Focused and committed, and backed with the investment to succeed, we\'re driving cross-company change to disrupt the entire industry.

Are you ready to make a difference? Apply now!

Date Posted 08-Dec-2023

Closing Date 05-Jan-2024

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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