Vice President, Computational Biology
The Role:
ElevateBio Life Edit is looking for a highly motivated, innovative, and experienced leader to head our Computational Biology function. Reporting to the Chief Scientific Officer, this individual will play a central and visible role in advancing our mission by shaping and executing the computational strategy supporting the discovery and development of our best-in-class genomic medicine platform.
Here’s What You’ll Do:
- Lead, and be supported by, an experienced team of scientists with deep expertise in functional genomics, computational biology, machine learning, and AI.
- As a member of the R&D Leadership Team, contribute to driving our business forward, shaping our scientific strategy, setting R&D goals, and overseeing performance.
- Work closely with the commercial team to support current and future company partnerships, including actively engaging in conversations with external companies.
- Contribute to R&D growth strategy, equipment investment plans, and oversee the departmental budget and headcount.
- Partner with IT to drive the long-term data strategy for R&D to architect and implement scalable, integrated, FAIR-principled data programs that accelerate scientific discovery.
- Provide thought leadership in the application of AI to genomic medicine, both internally, within ElevateBio, and externally through conferences, presentations, and other communication opportunities.
Requirements:
- PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, statistical genetics, molecular biology, or a related discipline, with deep scientific credibility in genomics, machine learning, and statistics.
- 15+ years of experience in genomics: Including experience with sequencing technologies and genomic data analysis.
- Familiarity with industry regulations and standards: Knowledge of compliance requirements related to genomic research and data management.
- Solid computational and statistical skills, with demonstrated experience in high-dimensional biological data analysis
- Experience applying machine learning to solve problems in biology. Extensive experience in genomics: Including experience with sequencing technologies and genomic data analysis. Experience with genomic medicine or drug development highly desirable.
- Experience in hiring, building, training, and leading high-performance teams
- Excellent negotiation, organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional project management skills
Why join Life Edit and the ElevateBio ecosystem?
Life Edit Therapeutics is an integrated subsidiary of ElevateBio, a technology-driven cell and gene therapy company that is accelerating access to the cutting-edge technologies and expertise that can change the future of medicine. Our integrated model combines multiple R&D technology platforms – including Life Edit gene editing – and cGMP manufacturing to power the discovery and development of advanced therapeutics. Our ecosystem is designed to enhance speed, delivery, and probability of success to change patient lives.
Life Edit is an integral part of ElevateBio’s ecosystem of platform technologies and is pioneering focused next-generation gene editing technologies and therapeutics. Located in Durham, NC, members of Life Edit work closely with the ElevateBio Research and Development and BaseCamp manufacturing teams in Waltham, MA. Life Edit is advancing therapeutic programs in collaboration with industry partners while building its own internal pipeline of gene editing therapies. We are looking for a unique individual who can continue to lead the cultural development of Life Edit and build on its momentum as an integral part of the ElevateBio ecosystem.
Our Mission:
To power the creation of life-transforming cell and gene therapies, at a speed the world deserves.
Our Vision:
We seek to be the world’s most indispensable cell and gene therapy technology company, redefining how companies operate, how products are created and how disease is treated.
ElevateBio is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. ElevateBio will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.