Senior Consultant, Discovery & Translational Science Consulting

We are currently looking for a Senior Consultant to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a talented scientist to work with our clients – ranging from pharmaceutical companies to clinical centers and non-profit organizations – on advanced statistical and functional analyses of OMICs data to generate hypotheses on disease mechanisms, drug response biomarkers, and drug targets.

About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

• PhD (or equivalent work experience) in Bioinformatics, Computational or Systems Biology, Statistics, Machine Learning, Computer Science (latter two as applied to solving problems in areas of biology or medicine) or a related field.
• A minimum of five years of relevant work experience in bioinformatics or computational biology in professional setting, preferably in a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or healthcare setting.
• Experience working in a customer-oriented consulting environment: an ability to earn customer trust through effective communication, efficiency, integrity, and deep technical expertise.
• Proficiency in statistical programming languages (R), Unix/Linux shell with a strong understanding of statistics and biological data analysis.

It would be great if you also had . . .

• Have experience with R Shiny development. 
• Have previous experience in a Consulting environment. 
• Familiar with clinical trial data standardization according to CDISC (SDTM, ADaM) 
• Familiar with data management, processing, and integration of experimental assay data from various sources (e.g., flow cytometry, cytokine profiling).  

What will you be doing in this role?

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• Conduct data analysis and synthesis to support project objectives using established methods and advanced analytical tools to generate actionable insights. 

• Assist in designing and executing research methodologies to address business challenges and provide recommendations. 

• Collaborate with consulting teams in problem-solving and the development of innovative solutions tailored to customer needs and strategic goals.  

• Contribute to the development of client presentations and reports by organizing data, visualizing findings, and ensuring accuracy, relevance and clarity in all communications. 

• Engage in customer interactions and meetings, with oversight, to understand customer needs, gather feedback, and ensure alignment with project objectives.  

• Support proposal development by contributing to specific elements of the proposal. 

• Collaborate with senior consultants on project execution, coordinating tasks, managing timelines, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality consulting services.   

About the Team 

This is a global team, reporting into the senior manager located in Barcelona.  We are responsible for levering deep domain expertise and advanced data-driven analysis for accelerating the pace of innovation in biomedical research by providing Discovery and Translational Science services to customers ranging from major pharmaceutical companies to biotech start-ups. 

Hours of Work

• This is a full time permanent position
• Preference is Boston MA working either hybrid or remote