Principal/Senior Research Associate, Cheminformatics
Ideaya Biosciences, United States
Job Description
About IDEAYA Biosciences
IDEAYA Biosciences (NASDAQ: IDYA) is a public, clinical-stage oncology-focused precision medicine company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using DNA sequencing and other molecular diagnostics. Our approach integrates extensive capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers with small molecule drug discovery to select patient populations most likely to benefit from the therapies we are developing. We are applying these capabilities across multiple classes of precision medicine, including direct targeting of oncogenic pathways and synthetic lethality which represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets. We believe this diversified approach will enable us to deliver the right medicine to the right patient to drive a more robust clinical response.
IDEAYA recently announced a landmark strategic partnership with GSK in Synthetic Lethality for certain pipeline programs. The GSK partnership is transformative and enables IDEAYA and GSK to collectively build an industry leading platform and pipeline in Synthetic Lethality. For more information, please see www.ideayabio.com.
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated, well-organized research associate who will play a key role in implementing and enhancing our Ramp;D information platform to evaluate our proprietary compounds. The successful candidate will partner with scientists to envision, implement, and support tools and business workflow processes to enhance our ability to acquire, store, transform, visualize, and analyze data. The position level will be commensurate with experience.
What you will do:
- Support Ramp;D with operational solutions by ensuring data accessibility, quality, and integrity
- Implement commercial software applications and custom workflow applications
- Provide administration, training, and support of workflows pertaining to applications
- Liaison with software vendor support groups on behalf of scientists
- Lead scientific business analysis efforts to ascertain current and emerging needs
- Monitor progression of projects and safeguard their timely progression toward milestones
- Prepare monthly reports detailing project progression
Requirements
What you will bring:
- BS or MS degree in biology, chemistry, or related field with 3-5 years of relevant informatics experience within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
- Understanding of Ramp;D processes, scientific data life cycles and drug discovery workflows
- Ability to develop, optimize, and troubleshoot new and existing workflow processes
- Efficient time management and ability to work on several projects simultaneously
- Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication with multiple project teams
- Data-driven decisions by establishing productive collaborations and applying knowledge
- Attention to detail and enthusiasm for integrating learnings with department efforts
- Familiarity with Knime or Pipeline Pilot data processing and usage of informatics packages
- Desire to learn Amazon Web Services, automation techniques, and machine-learning methods
- Experience with electronic notebooks, compound registration, and assay capture a plus
Benefits
When you work at IDEAYA, you will be amid brilliant minds working on precision medicine therapies to help cancer patients. We are passionate and committed about being on the forefront of oncology medicine, which means we all have a high internal drive that is at the very core of every person at IDEAYA. We are inquisitive, ask deep questions, and are data-driven innovators who like to collaborate and use team work to move science forward.
Ideaya is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, Ideaya does not discriminate in hiring or otherwise in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. EOE/AA/Vets.