Computational Biologist

Transcripta Bio

$120K — $150K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, or related field with 3+ years of industrial experience.
  • Hands-on expertise in processing and analyzing bulk and/or single-cell RNA-seq data, including QC and differential expression analysis.
  • Proficient with scientific packages such as scanpy, DESeq2, and ggplot2, and skilled in a Linux command-line environment.
  • Experience developing reproducible workflows using Snakemake or Nextflow, and familiar with version control and collaborative coding practices.
  • Exposure to high-throughput screening datasets is highly desirable.
  • Mechanistically-driven data analysis mindset, focusing on biological insights rather than just statistical outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize bioinformatics pipelines for high-throughput dataset processing and analysis.
  • Analyze drug screening data to identify transcriptomic signatures and drug response patterns.
  • Integrate multimodal experimental data to prioritize therapeutic hypotheses.
  • Collaborate with wet lab scientists to design experiments and troubleshoot data quality.
  • Contribute to the curation and expansion of the Drug-Gene Atlas, ensuring reliable outputs.
  • Communicate research findings effectively through reports, visualizations, and presentations.
  • Stay updated on advances in transcriptomics and computational biology, adopting relevant new tools.

Benefits

  • Hands-on role with scientific ownership that influences the discovery process.
  • Opportunity to collaborate closely with both computational and wet lab teams.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge research with exposure to advanced technologies.
  • Access to professional development and training in the latest bioinformatics tools and methods.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Scientist to become a cornerstone of our wet lab operations. You will own key areas of our experimental platform - from cell culture and high-throughput drug screening to the downstream assays that validate hits and guide program decisions. This is a hands-on role with real scientific ownership, where your work directly shapes the data that powers our discovery engine.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Develop, maintain, and optimize reproducible bioinformatics pipelines for processing, QC, and analysis of high-throughput datasets, including bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, and high-content imaging data.
  • Analyze data from drug perturbation screens to identify transcriptomic signatures, compound-gene associations, and patterns of drug response across disease-relevant cell models.
  • Integrate data across multiple experimental modalities (transcriptomics, imaging, protein measurements) to build a coherent picture of biology and prioritize therapeutic hypotheses.
  • Partner with wet lab scientists to help design experiments, define data standards, troubleshoot data quality issues, and ensure clean handoffs between experimental and computational workflows.
  • Contribute to the curation and expansion of the Drug-Gene Atlas: ensure that data inputs are well characterized, analysis methods are calibrated, and outputs are interpretable and reliable.
  • Communicate findings clearly through reports, visualizations, and presentations to both computational and non-computational colleagues.
  • Stay current with advances in transcriptomics, single-cell methods, and computational biology; evaluate and adopt new tools and approaches where they add value.
  • Contribute to code review, documentation, and best practices as the team grows.


WHAT YOU'LL BRING

  • PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience in industry.
  • Extensive hands-on experience processing and analyzing bulk and/or single-cell RNA-seq data, from raw reads through QC, normalization, dimensionality reduction, clustering, and differential expression.
  • Experience in relevant scientific packages (e.g., scanpy, pandas, numpy, DESeq2, ggplot2) and comfort working in a Linux/command-line environment. Strong programming proficiency in Python and/or R is a plus
  • Experience building and running reproducible workflows using tools such as Snakemake, Nextflow, or equivalent; familiarity with version control (Git) and best practices for collaborative code development.
  • Exposure to high-throughput or perturbational screening datasets (chemical, genetic, or combined) is highly desirable.
  • A biologically grounded mindset: you approach data with mechanistic questions in mind, not just statistical outputs.


NICE TO HAVE

  • Experience analyzing data from functional genomics assays (e.g., ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, perturb-seq, or pooled CRISPR screens).
  • Familiarity with spatial transcriptomics or multimodal data integration approaches.
  • Experience working with or alongside ML/AI teams; familiarity with applying machine learning methods to biological data.
  • Background in rare genetic disease, neurodegeneration, or other genetically defined disease areas.
  • Experience in cloud-based compute environments (AWS, GCP, or equivalent)

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