CareerPlan

Senior Scientist II, Computational Biology, Pharma R&D

Boston, USFull-time$100k–$160k2026-09-30 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Senior Scientist leading computational biology and AI initiatives to integrate large-scale molecular and clinical datasets for drug discovery and development, supporting major pharmaceutical partners.

Role type

Senior Scientist II, Computational Biology (Pharma R&D)

Builds

Next-generation research tools, analytical plans, and predictive models for clinical trial design and patient selection.

Domain

Pharma R&D, Computational Biology, AI/LLMs

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Computational biology, AI/LLM tools, R/Python, statistics, cancer biology/immunology, large-scale biological data analysis, project leadership

Preferred skills

Generative AI configuration, Real-world evidence (RWE), survival analysis, causal inference, SQL, drug development lifecycle knowledge

Technologies

R, Python, LLMs, Copilot, Cursor, SQL

Responsibilities

Partner with pharma collaborators on target discovery and biomarker development; execute reproducible analyses integrating genomic, transcriptomic, and clinical data; incorporate LLMs to automate workflows and design agentic systems; develop and implement new statistical methods; mentor junior scientists; communicate complex results to stakeholders.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership