Principal Scientist Inflammation Human Data & Computational Biology
BioSpace · Thousand Oaks, CA · 1 wk ago
AnalystFull-time
About the Role
Combine experimental and computational strategies to accelerate discovery and development of innovative therapies. Bring deep expertise across wet-lab biology and AI/ML-driven computational and agentic research approaches, enabling human-data-driven understanding of disease mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Continuously apply computational, agentic and other AI-driven approaches to generate mechanistic insights, refine therapeutic hypotheses, and guide experimental design.
- Design, execute, analyze, and interpret studies to investigate disease mechanisms and test therapeutic hypotheses.
- Generate high-quality experimental data to support target identification, validation, and progression of Inflammation research programs.
- Integrate experimental findings with published literature, human genetics, clinical observations, and other data sources to develop mechanistic insights and inform scientific decision-making.
- Participate in scientific discussions, target reviews, and portfolio evaluations by contributing data-driven insights and recommendations.
- Present scientific findings and recommendations to project teams, governance forums, and departmental meetings.
- Maintain accurate documentation and contribute to organizational knowledge-sharing efforts.
- Embrace and contribute to a culture of scientific curiosity, collaboration, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
Basic Qualifications
- Doctorate degree PhD OR PharmD OR MD [and relevant post-doc where applicable] and 2 years of Industry experience in Inflammation/Immunology research
- OR Masters degree and 5 years of Industry experience in Inflammation/Immunology research
- OR Bachelors degree and 7 years of Industry experience in Inflammation/Immunology research
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working effectively within highly collaborative and matrixed research environments.
- Ability to balance scientific rigor with urgency and adaptability in a dynamic research environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to teamwork, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
- A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models where possible