Senior Scientist I, Bioinformatics

The Senior Scientist I – Bioinformatics will be a PhD-level computational biologist who will work as part of the drug discovery team to enhance the company pipeline of drugs to treat human diseases. The ideal candidate has multi-omics experience that can be leveraged to identify new targets, predictive biomarkers, and pharmacodynamic biomarkers. They have experience analyzing proteomics data corresponding to a treatment and mining functional genomics screening data.This position will report to the Director of Bioinformatics and can be performed on-site in Lawrence, KS, Waltham, MA, or remotely within the US. This position will require quarterly travel to our research facility in Lawrence, KS.What You’ll Do:Work as part of a collaborative team to apply innovative data analysis approachesPerform multi-omic analyses of publicly available data such as DepMap, TCGA, and GEO deposited datasets.Mine external and internal genomic screening data, such as CRISPR screensWorking with Director of Bioinformatics, other R&D colleagues, and the New Targets Task Force to triage potential new targets.Working with R&D colleagues, draft manuscripts and presentations for external disclosure of Deciphera information involving preclinical biological dataStay up-to-date with relevant scientific literature and incorporate insights into research activities and new technologies and methodsEffectively work in an interdisciplinary team environment: communicate and plan research with chemists, biologists, and pharmacologists also working on the projectAdhere to corporate policies including safety, FDA compliance, and regulatory matters