Senior Computational Biologist, Science

in accelerating science.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Computational Biologist, you will bring your expertise in human biology to work at the intersection of biology research and advancements in AI / ML model development, to develop scientific products and scalable computational workflows for biomedical research.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with teams of scientists, engineers, and product staff within CZI and to collaborate with CZI grantees, CZ institutes, and a global community of labs and partner organizations. Scientific focus area includes human biology across fields such as immunology, development, and disease biology, in applications towards translational impact.

What You'll Do

• Address biological questions through applying models and developing computational workflows, independently and in partnership with research labs. This includes identifying and characterizing appropriate models, algorithms, databases, methods; performing evaluation and benchmarking experiments; and building prototypes.
• Productionize computational workflows in CZ Science products through embedded cross-functional partnership, collaborate on design and engineering specifications, and represent the voice of biology research users, to ensure the scientific validity and usability of the products.
• Establish, nurture, and maintain relationships with key research communities. Attend conferences and workshops, meet with researchers, stay up to date on the scientific and technical landscape within human genomics and genetics to understand current best practices and priorities of the research communities.

What You'll Bring

Compensation

The Redwood City, CA base pay range for a new hire in this role is $190,000.00 - $261,800.00. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range, enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process.

Better Together

As we grow, we’re excited to strengthen in-person connections and cultivate a collaborative, team-oriented environment. This role is a hybrid position requiring you to be onsite for at least 60% of the working month, approximately 3 days a week, with specific in-office days determined by the team’s manager. The exact schedule will be at the hiring manager's discretion and communicated during the interview process.

Benefits for the Whole You

We’re thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment, we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make all we do possible.

If you’re interested in a role but your previous experience doesn’t perfectly align with each qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role.

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