Statistical Geneticist - Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Umbilical Life

Description

Job Description

We are working exclusively with a pioneering precision medicine biotech making groundbreaking advances in the understanding of causal biology in complex, chronic diseases

The company generates unique insights from multimodal patient data and identifies new biomarkers to accelerate drug discovery, de-risk clinical trials, and create personalised treatments and diagnostics that will improve the lives of people with unmet medical needs.

You will report directly to the VP of population genetics as a Statistical Geneticist to help make healthcare more personalised, preventative and predictable.

This rapidly growing company is headquartered near Oxford, UK.

What will you be doing?

• Applying statistics and AI/ML to genetic and clinical data
• Developing, testing and implementing novel approaches for disease risk scoring and classification for human disease
• Testing new algorithms with product engineers whilst analysing and interpreting internal product experiments
• Communicating findings with your team and project partners in a collaborative style

Requirements:

• Ph.D. in biostatistics, statistical genetics, population genetics, genetic epidemiology or MSc with 3+ years' experience in relevant fields.
• In-depth understanding of genetics, genetic variation, and analytical techniques such as GWAS and PRS
• Strong programming skills in Python Proficiency in resolving statistical analysis challenges using structured workflows
• Comfortable with handling and analysing complex, large-scale datasets using a variety of statistical, Al, and Machine Learning methods
• Clear and actionable communication of intricate quantitative analyses
• Valuable experience in clinical study design is highly advantageous
• Able to work onsite 2/3 days a week

Benefits:

• A competitive salary with performance related bonuses
• Stock Options Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance/Death in Service Insurance
• Private Healthcare Scheme
• Access to substantial number of courses and training events