Scientist, mRNA Sequence Engineering & Computational Biology
Core
mRNA sequence design, analysis, visualization, and interpretation of complex biological datasets to enable sequence engineering workflows.
Role type
Senior IC computational scientist (mRNA sequence engineering)
Builds
mRNA sequence optimization algorithms, internal tools for API/system interaction, and platform applications
Domain
Biopharma / mRNA therapeutics / Computational Biology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
mRNA sequence optimization, algorithm development, computational biology, bioinformatics, genetics and molecular biology knowledge, Python/R programming, biological dataset analysis
Preferred skills
mRNA sequence optimization, hypothesis generation with complex datasets, scientific codebase maintenance, internal tool development, multi-project management
Technologies
Python, R
Responsibilities
Conduct mRNA sequence optimization for platform orders; Install IDR sequences for high-priority programs; Support sequence engineering codebase and algorithm integration; Generate hypotheses and execute analyses to improve optimization algorithms; Provide modeling and programming support for manufacturability-focused workstreams; Explore and implement new computational approaches for synthesis success; Improve repositories via runtime optimization and refactoring; Develop internal tools for mRNA sequence workflows
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC