Associate Director, Bioinformatics

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Associate Director of Bioinformatics to join our Translational Discovery, Research, and Medicine team in San Carlos, California. This individual will play a key role in enhancing our bioinformatics infrastructure and capabilities in the United States, providing strategic and technical expertise and leadership to support clinical biomarker analysis and translational research. The ideal candidate will have extensive expertise in Omics data analysis and interpretation, a strong biological background in Oncology and Immunology, and leadership and communication skills to facilitate international and cross-functional collaboration.

Essential Functions of the job:

• Serve as the lead bioinformatics scientist for internal drug discovery and development programs, providing comprehensive hands-on support for new target exploration and validation, Omics-related experiment design and analysis, clinical biomarker testing platform and vendor selection, and clinical biomarker analysis with interpretation.

• Design, develop, and deploy effective bioinformatics workflows and interactive tools to analyze high-dimensional Omics data, including bulk and single-cell transcriptomes, whole-exome sequencing (WES), and proteomes data.

• Collaborate with the IT team to establish and maintain the bioinformatics computing and analysis infrastructure.

• Develop and execute detailed Omics data generation and analysis plans to support and influence the internal program development; utilize proprietary and public biological and biomedical data to generate actionable insights; propose follow-up validation plans and drive cross-functional validation work.

• Provide guidance and mentorship to bioinformatics scientists, promoting innovation and excellence.

• Work with research scientists and the global biomarker and translational research team, adhering to scientific practices and maintaining proper documentation of activities and analyses.

• Present analytical results clearly and concisely, using well-designed presentation materials.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

• This position will start as an individual contributor role, with the potential to oversee bioinformatics scientists as the team expands.

Computer Skills:   

• Proficient in programming and scripting with R, along with expertise in at least one other programming language (e.g., Python, Perl, Java).

• Skilled in working with Linux systems and server/cloud computing environments.

• Extensive experience in analyzing high-throughput biomedical data (e.g., RNASeq, scRNAseq, WES, spatial gene expression profiling, or human genetics): including data cleaning, functional annotation, normalization, interpretation, and visualization.

• Familiarity with tools for reproducible research such as Git, Conda, Snakemake, or Nextflow.

Other Qualifications:   

• Demonstrated expertise in clinical biomarker analysis, particularly focused on Omics biomarker data for oncology, hematology, or immunology-related drug discovery and development.

• Distinguished track record of driving innovative drug discovery and development projects in oncology, immunology, or other disease areas.

• Strong foundation in statistics and mathematics; experience with machine learning/AI is a plus.

• Exceptional publication record.

• Excellent communication, project management, and leadership skills; experience in delivering within a matrix working environment.

• Proficiency in both spoken and written English; fluency in Mandarin.

• Full-time position based in the San Carlos, CA office preferred.

• Flexible working hours to support international collaborations.

• US citizenship or green card required.

Education Required:

• A Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or other related fields with at least 8 years of relevant industry experience.

Travel:

• Under 10%.

BeiGene Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork

• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback

• Self-Awareness

• Acts Inclusively

• Demonstrates Initiative

• Entrepreneurial Mindset

• Continuous Learning

• Embraces Change

• Results-Oriented

• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis

• Financial Excellence

• Communicates with Clarity

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

Salary Range: $147,100.00 - $197,100.00 annually

BeOne is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for a preferred location during the hiring process.  Please note that the listed range reflects the base salary or hourly range only. Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan, and Commercial roles are eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeOne Medicines Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and any other applicable federal, state or local laws, applicants who require reasonable accommodation in the job application process may contact accommodationsus@beonemed.com.