Overview Civetta Therapeutics (Cambridge, MA) is recruiting a Senior Scientist in Computational Biology. Civetta is a cutting-edge biotechnology company, backed by Deerfield Management, and recently launched from the Broad Institute and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). Our founders, William Sellers (Broad/DFCI) and Eric Fischer (DFCI), world leaders in genomics and protein biology, launched Civetta with the mission to create a new precision medicine platform targeting “propeller proteins. We are building a team of talented, dedicated scientists who share our vision and our passion to discover groundbreaking new drugs to treat some of the most difficult diseases, including cancer. If you are a talented life sciences professional who brings energy, passion, and scientific curiosity to the team, we welcome the opportunity to consider you for this important position in our growing company. The position. We are seeking a Senior Scientist to propel our computational biology, helping to build world-class platform capabilities in bioinformatics, supporting biological discovery and our drug development programs. Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Drive identification of biomarkers and biological insights from large multi-omic oncology cell-line datasets Design and analyze next-generation sequencing experiments, including RNA-Seq and pooled CRISPR assays Analysis of protein-protein interaction data such as mass-spec Develop dashboards and interactive tools to enable data sharing across multi-disciplinary teams Help build and maintain a knowledgebase of beta-propellers and their associated biology Work with Head of Data Sciences to recruit and build a high performing data science team using internal and external resources Qualifications Qualifications PhD in computational biology, oncology, cell biology, or genetics Relevant Post-doc and 3-5 years of applied computational biology Fluent in R, Bioconductor and in one or more additional programming languages Familiarity working within Linux and cloud computing environments Proven ability to work within interdisciplinary teams to deliver testable biological insights from large-scale data Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to effectively present data within the company and to other stakeholders Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple projects About our founders William Sellers is a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School, and faculty member and senior advisor to the president for experimental therapeutics at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Eric Fischer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School and an Independent Investigator, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Civetta Therapeutics provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
