Postdoctoral Fellow
Statistical Genetics
Posted on 2/24/2023
INACTIVE
23andMe

501-1,000 employees

Personal genomics & biotechnology company
Company Overview
23andMe’s mission is to help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome. The company has created the world’s largest crowdsourced platform for genetic research and is the only company with multiple FDA authorizations for genetic health risk reports. The company is also in development of discovery programs rooted in a diverse spectrum of human genetics to ultimately deliver reports and results from all spectrums of your DNA.
Biotechnology

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$1.2B

Founded

2006

Headquarters

Sunnyvale, California

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-6%

2 year growth

16%
Locations
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Python
Data Science
R
CategoriesNew
Biology & Biotech
Data & Analytics
Requirements
  • PhD in Statistical Genetics, Biostatistics, or a related discipline (Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology, Population Genetics, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Computer Science)
  • Excellent scientific communication skills
  • Knowledge and experience in statistical learning and machine learning, especially in predictive models
  • Strong computational skills (Python, R); ability to perform statistical analyzation, simulation, and visualization
  • Proven record of academic publications
  • Experience with analyzing large scale genetics data (or -omics data)
  • Experience with advanced fine-mapping methodologies (e.g. SuSiE )
  • Experience with polygenic risk score methodologies
Responsibilities
  • Design, analyze and interpret pan-ethnic genetic studies of complex diseases
  • Statistical fine-mapping genetic associations of complex diseases
  • Build state of the art PRS models for 23andMe research cohort across multiple populations with advanced statistical and machine learning methods utilizing phenotypic and family history data, genetic information and functional annotations
  • Publish scientific findings through blog posts, conference presentations, and peer-reviewed journals