Principal Scientist/associate Director

GlaxoSmithKline

Hybrid
Statistical and computational methods
Large-scale genetic and ‘omics datasets
Interpreting findings into causal mechanisms
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is seeking a highly experienced Principal Scientist or Associate Director for its Translational & Clinical Genetics team, focusing on leveraging statistical and computational methods to analyze large-scale genetic and omics datasets. The successful candidate will contribute to drug discovery and development, working in a multidisciplinary environment while supported in their professional growth

Job Summary

  • Apply state-of-the-art statistical and computational approaches to large-scale genetic, genomic (including proteomics) and clinical phenotypic datasets to generate at-scale insights and address targeted translational scientific questions.
  • The successful candidate will provide a deep and broad skillset in statistical and computational methods to identify, develop and deliver a portfolio of translational data-driven activities to impact the GSK portfolio.
  • We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is seeking a highly experienced Principal Scientist or Associate Director for its Translational & Clinical Genetics team, focusing on leveraging statistical and computational methods to analyze large-scale genetic and omics datasets. The successful candidate will contribute to drug discovery and development, working in a multidisciplinary environment while supported in their professional growth.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • statistical and computational methods
  • large-scale genetic and ‘omics datasets
  • interpreting findings into causal mechanisms
  • programming skills in R or python
  • reproducible research techniques

Nice-to-have

  • collaboration and partnership skills
  • working in multidisciplinary teams
  • trusted research environments (TREs)
  • drug discovery and development stages

Key Requirements

  • PhD or equivalent advanced degree
  • impactful scientific publications and/or presentations
  • integrating genetics, genomics and/or clinical phenotypic data
  • understanding of translational context
  • communicating complex scientific concepts

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