Sr Scientist I Bioinformatics

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

At AbbVie the Genomics Research Center (GRC) is a center of excellence for genetics and genomics that works with both Discovery and Development. Within the GRC, the Department of Bioinformatics is responsible for data analysis and provides analytical insights for both internal and external data. The Neuroscience Bioinformatics group of the GRC bioinformatics team is partnering with the AbbVie Neuroscience department to leverage OMICS data and bioinformatics analysis to identify and develop innovative approaches and cutting-edge strategies to address brain disorders.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Computational Biologist/Bioinformatician in the Neuroscience Bioinformatics group of the GRC, based in Lake County (North Chicago (IL)). The successful candidate will work closely with bioinformatics and wet-lab groups in North Chicago (IL), Cambridge (MA), Ludwigshafen (Germany) and to contribute to target and biomarker identification, validation, and project advancement by OMICS data analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and drive computational strategies for biomarker discovery and Precision medicine for early and late-stage projects with a focus on neurodegenerative disorders, psychiatric disorders, movement disorders and migraine.
• Analyze and integrate genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and other OMICS data from consortia, collaborations, preclinical models, and clinical studies to enhance the understanding of disease mechanisms, target/biomarker identification/validation and patient stratification.
• Evaluate, develop, and implement computational methods, pipelines and tools for data analysis and visualization. Interpret results and contribute to hypothesis generation.
• Collaborate with disease biology experts, statisticians and bioinformaticians within AbbVie. Objectives, strategies, results, and interpretation are discussed in interdisciplinary and international teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and typically, 10 years of experience, Master's Degree or equivalent education and typically 8 years of experience, PhD and no experience necessary.
• At least 4 years' experience in hands-on analysis of OMICS data, optimally including genomics data analysis and at least two other OMICS technologies.
• Fluency in one or more relevant programming languages, such as R or Python.
• Very good communication skills demonstrated in inter-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in basic Neuroscience research and/or Neuroscience drug discovery and/or pharmaceutical industry is a plus.
• Experience with data analysis of clinical studies is a plus.
• Options for remote and onsite work are discussed in the interview.

Additional Information

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