Research Scientist - Bioinformatics & Scientific method development

Key Skills

C++, Cheminformatics, Effective communication skills, Large scale data processing, PHP Programming, Proteomics, Python Programming

Job Description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 35,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

The scientific data and informatics group in Lilly Genetic Medicines is looking for a create and energetic computational scientist to participate in wide range of activities. The scientist will collaborate with a growing team comprised of chemists, biologist, bioinformaticians, geneticists and data scientists aimed at developing and enhancing in-silico capabilities for new modalities. This position presents an opportunity to support various stages of drug development from target identification to clinical candidate selection.

Responsibilities:

• Develop new computational/data science methodologies to improve the preparation, retrieval, analysis, and summarization of scientific data
• Partner with business/research teams to identify/scope and execute data analytics efforts to answer scientific questions.
• Maintain a strong communication and be fully engaged with scientists to ensure scientific delivery.
• Support ongoing drug discovery projects through data analysis, tool and model development
• Support the development & evaluation of new modalities from a target evaluation perspective.

Minimal Qualifications:

• Minimum PhD. in bioinformatics, chemoinformatics, computer sciences, or related field with minor in a biology/medical field.

Additional skills:

• Proficient in one or more scripting languages: Python, C++, PHP
• Hands on experience in large scale data analysis in cheminformatics, biophysics, proteomics, genomics
• Basic knowledge in genomes and transcriptomes.
• A solid understanding of data science methodologies and application of these in solving drug discovery problems
• A proven track record of development and independent implementation of widely used scientific applications/scripts/data sources
• Global understanding of the drug discovery process and the different data resources available
• Knowledge in web development is a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate across different cultures in the global scientific community

Ability to prioritize multiple activities and manage ambiguity.Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups. 

As a condition of employment with Eli Lilly and Company and its subsidiaries in the United States and Puerto Rico, you must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination satisfactory to the company (subject to applicable law). 

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