Data Scientist I

About Generate:Biomedicines

Generate:Biomedicines is a new kind of therapeutics company – existing at the intersection of machine learning, biological engineering, and medicine – pioneering Generative Biology™ to create breakthrough medicines where novel therapeutics are computationally generated, instead of being discovered. The Company has built a machine learning-powered biomedicines platform with the potential to generate new drugs across a wide range of biologic modalities. This platform represents a potentially fundamental shift in what is possible in the field of biotherapeutic development.

We pursue this audacious vision because we believe in the unique and revolutionary power of generative biology to radically transform the lives of billions, with an outsized opportunity for patients in need. We are seeking collaborative, relentless problem solvers that share our passion for impact to join us!

Generate:Biomedicines was founded in 2018 by Flagship Pioneering and has received nearly $700 millionin funding, providing the resources to rapidly scale the organization. The Company has offices in Somerville and Andover, Massachusetts with over 275 employees.

The Role: 

The Computational Protein Generation team supports both production and R&D protein design efforts crucial to Generate Biomedicines’ product pipeline. As a Data Scientist I, you will be integral to collecting, analyzing, and visualizing data to facilitate the rapid production of high-quality protein designs. You will thrive in a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities, collaborating with scientists and engineers to extract actionable insights from data that will drive organizational decision-making.

Here’s how you will contribute:

•    Develop tools to extract and analyze data from multiple production systems.
•    Create presentations, dashboards, and reports to inform teams and organizational leadership about trends in protein design production.
•    Conduct comprehensive analyses of the team’s protein design process to identify opportunities and bottlenecks, advocating for changes based on data-driven insights.
•    Lead cross-functional initiatives to steer the team’s direction through data-driven decision making.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

•    Advanced degree in a quantitative / scientific field (e.g. MS or PhD)
•    4+ years’ experience working in a Data Scientist related role or recent PhD graduate
•    Results-driven, high-performer with highly collaborative style
•    Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
•    Expertise in core statistical and analytical methods
•    Well versed in machine learning fundamentals.  Experience with deep learning frameworks is desired.
•    Extensive experience with production-grade programming in Python
•    Experience in healthcare, biology and/or biotechnology highly preferred

Who Will Love This Job:

We are excited to add a motivated and skilled Data Scientist I to our team, contributing to the groundbreaking work we do at Generate Biomedicines. If you are passionate about leveraging data to transform biomedicine and are eager to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

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Generate:Biomedicines is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

COVID Safety:

Generate:Biomedicines enforces a mandatory vaccination policy for COVID-19. All employees must be fully vaccinated and have received a booster.  The purpose of this policy is to safeguard the health of our employees, their families, and the community at large from infectious disease that may be reduced by vaccinations.  The Company will make exceptions to this policy if required by applicable law and will consider requests for an exemption from this policy due to a medical reason, or because of a sincerely held religious belief, or any other exemptions that may be recognized by applicable.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Generate:Biomedicines does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Generate:Biomedicines or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by the Company’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Generate:Biomedicines and the Company will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.