Senior Scientist - Oligo Bioinformatics

Work Location:  Billerica, Massachusetts
Shift:  No
Department:  HC-RD-XO4 Oligonucleotide Chemical Conjugation
Recruiter:  Beverly Dellisola

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Your Role:

EMD Serono in Billerica, MA is seeking a Senior Scientist – Oligo Bioinformatics to add to their Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Group (DDTech).

Responsibilities:

• Utilize Bioinformatics platforms to design, evaluate and optimize siRNA sequences for targeted gene silencing
• Analyze gene expression data to identify suitable targets for siRNA/ASO development
• Work closely with chemists and biologists to integrate bioinformatics approaches into experimental workflow
• Perform transcriptome wide off-target prediction and annotation
• Develop pipelines that determine mapping coordinates and homology of oligonucleotides to genomes and transcriptomes

Who You Are: 

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or other Science or Engineering discipline with 3+ years of direct experience Oligonucleotide field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong scientific curiosity and innovation mindset
• Proficient in Bioinformatics tools and software (e.g. BLAST, RNA fold, siRNA design tools)
• Ability to analyze large genomic and transcriptomic datasets including RNA seq, Single cell RNA seq, splice isoforms and variant database
• Highly collaborative with strong problem-solving ability 

Pay Range for this position: $112,800 - $169,200

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