Scientist, Microbiome Bioinformatics

Job Description:

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease.  

The Scientist, Microbiome Bioinformatics will use industry standard software development techniques to develop and support novel analytical methods, and translate large datasets into mechanistic and therapeutic hypotheses through omics analysis approaches. We are looking for someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment and who can apply their expertise to fuel biological discoveries and analytical advancement.    

With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country. 

 Responsibilities:  

·         Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and run reproducible genomic workflows and methods for microbiome data analysis, from raw data ingestion through final analytical outputs.

·         Use continuous improvement/ Delivery (CI/CD) models, containerization, cloud computing (AWS Preferred), rigorous testing and DevOps to support research & production goals.

·         Collaborate on integrated data mining and translation of bioinformatic insights for R&D, pre-clinical and clinical initiatives.

·         Translate published and novel scientific methods and analytical requirements into modular, reusable, and scalable computational workflows.

·         Maintain workflows throughout their lifecycle, including troubleshooting, performance optimization, dependency updates, and adaptation to evolving scientific requirements.

·         Develop automated tests to verify workflow functionality, analytical correctness, data integrity, and compliance with defined requirements.

·         Create, curate and maintain datasets, databases and resources for annotation and use of complex omics data.

·         Achieve project-specific deliverables with stakeholders (internal and external) through collaboration, requirements gathering, and timeline management.

·         Contribute to publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as any methodological innovations.

·         Present and defend scientific work in the form of internal and external presentations.

·         Critical evaluation of primary literature for design and analysis of appropriate experiments to reach timely project Go/No-Go decisions.

·         Continuous learning in the bioinformatics, computer science and biological field including methodologies, techniques, and resources.

 Requirements: 

·         Advanced degree (e.g. MS or Ph.D.) in computer science, bioinformatics, genomics, biostatistics or related biological field.

·         Minimum of one year of experience in the field of omics sciences, preferably the microbiome.

·         Proficiency in developing, deploying, and running cloud-based bioinformatic workflows.

·         Proven experience in Linux, AWS, coding in Python and R.

·         Excellent writing, communication, and other organizational skills including documentation & data organization.

·         Prefer experience in statistical computing for data mining, exploratory analysis and biomarker discovery related to the microbiome or other -omes.

·         Prefer experience working in regulated environments.

Ferring + you    

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry’s most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.    

Our Compensation and Benefits   

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $94,163 to $134,518, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to 150 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 187.5 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring. 

Ferring is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.   

Join our team and your voice will be heard, and your contributions will be valued. If you love to come up with new ways to make a positive difference and see them through, you will fit right in.    

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (including Disability/Protected Veterans). We maintain a drug-free workplace.    

 

Location:

Roseville, Minnesota