Research Scientist/ Senior Research Scientist, Precision Medicine

Company Overview:

Aitia is the leader in development and application of Causal AI and Digital Twins to discover the next generation of breakthrough drugs in neurodegenerative disorders, oncology, and immunology. By leveraging the convergence of multi-omic patient data, high-performance computing, causal learning and AI. Aitia is revealing the hidden biological mechanisms of disease to create Digital Twins. Gemini Digital Twins are being used today to discover novel therapies and accelerate R&D in Alsheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, Multiple Myeloma, Prostate Cancer and Pancreatic Cancer with several more in development. 

Position Summary:

The Research Scientist/Sr. Research Scientist will join a dynamic Precision Medicine team to apply Aitia’s powerful Causal AI platform to drug discovery and clinical development. The candidate will work closely with scientists at major biopharma and emerging drug discovery companies to deliver unique scientific insights for decision making. The candidate will be responsible to work with internal and external teams to formulate scientific questions into coherent analytical efforts for causal analysis with a variety of goals including discovering new biology, identifying potential disease targets, developing prognostic and predictive biomarkers, defining target populations for clinical trials patient stratification and predicting patient outcomes to treatment. The candidate will carry out all these projects using Aitia’s proprietary Causal AI modeling and simulation platform and synthesize these results with relevant literature and bioinformatics resources. They will communicate scientific findings to partners and collaborators and contribute to presentations at scientific conferences and publications. The company engages in a variety of disease areas, so the research scientist may work on multiple disease areas including oncology, neurology, immunology, metabolic and cardiovascular.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work as part of internal research teams to collaborate with clients to frame research questions, propose solutions, identify and QC data sources, conduct analyses and prepare reports.
• Communicate technical results clearly and concisely to collaborators. Discuss how to incorporate information into their processes and achieve high client satisfaction.
• Manage and complete external facing projects of high complexity in a timeline driven manner.
• Contribute to cross-team efforts (e.g. business, R&D) to build in silico patient causal AI.
• Maintain expertise in state-of-the-art data science, bioinformatics and computational methods.

Job qualifications:

• Advanced degree in quantitative life sciences such as Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biophysics, Epidemiology or Biostatistics
• Solid understanding of statistical analysis with R/Bioconductor or Python
• Experience with analysis, evaluation of QC of multi-omics data, single cell data, and high-throughput screening data
• Experience working with advanced ML techniques, probability theory, Bayesian analytics, deep learning or causal inference methods preferred
• Preferably, prior experience working with drug discovery or translational work
• Team Player willing to help and ask for help. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven record of effective cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Company Culture

Our philosophy at Aitia is simple: we cannot transform drug discovery and development with anything less than an all-star team. We are seeking smart, driven people who are experts in their field, have a track record of success, and a passion for creating change. We believe that strong teams supercharge the performance of individuals, create a fun and dynamic workplace, and provide first-class results for our clients and the people they serve. We are passionate about our work and believe in the ability of our technology to change the world. Our core values of integrity, collaboration, value, diversity, and game-changing initiatives guide our behaviors with each other and our clients. Aitia offers competitive salaries, stock options, unlimited vacation, health, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, 401(k), parental leave, tuition reimbursement, professional development, tasty food, social gatherings, and more. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Aitia provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or conditions related to pregnancy, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Aitia complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.