Senior Staff Data Scientist, Statistical Genetics

Valo Health is a human-centric, AI-enabled biotechnology company seeking a Senior Staff Data Scientist to lead teams in applying cutting-edge genetics approaches to discover and develop drug targets using genetic, multi-omic, and clinical data.

Requirements

• BS + 8-10, MS + 5-8 or PhD + 3-5 years of experience in statistical genetics, computational sciences (eg, computational biology, molecular biology), or a related field
• Experience leading matrixed teams, exercising creative problem-solving skills, and demonstrated project management skills
• Experience conducting genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and follow up analyses including computing and using (omic)QTL for Mendelian randomization and colocalization
• Experience with statistical genetics, exploratory data analysis, and data visualization with a demonstrated business or scientific impact
• Proficient in Python or R programming and at least basic knowledge of the other
• Familiarity with working in a command line interface
• Familiarity with writing / developing code using version control (e.g., git) and collaborative code writing practices such as code review

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• Annual incentive program
• Retirement benefits