Insitro
Senior Manager / Director, Statistical Genetics
South San Francisco, CA. Posted a month ago
The role
You will lead and grow a team of statistical geneticists to advance a machine learning statistical genetics platform. You will partner with ML scientists, software engineers, and therapeutic area scientists to turn genetic signals into programs.
What you will do
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of four statistical geneticists
- Define the roadmap and priorities for statistical genetics
- Build new ML methodology to extract signal from human genetics
- Partner with software engineering to create reusable workflows
- Own GWAS, rare variant, and post-GWAS analyses
- Partner with therapeutic area and drug discovery scientists to convert genetic findings into programs
Required qualifications
- PhD in statistical genetics, human genetics, computational biology, biostatistics, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience
- Deep knowledge of statistical genetics as applied to target discovery in an industry setting
- Direct people management experience
- Demonstrated experience applying machine learning to genetic, imaging, or other clinical data
- History of publication and methodological innovation in statistical genetics
- Communicate clearly and collaborate easily across functions
Nice to have
- Strong Python or R in a cloud environment
- Track record of reusable, tested, version-controlled code
- Real understanding of a disease area relevant to insitro — cardiovascular, metabolic, liver, ophthalmologic, or neurological
- Genetic discoveries that have shaped a real drug discovery decision or program
- Work with high-content modalities such as single-cell or bulk omics, genetic perturbation screening, spatial proteomics, or pooled optical screening
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Mental health and well-being support
- Open, flexible vacation policy
- Paid parental leave of at least 16 weeks for birth and 10 weeks for a new parent
- Quarterly budget for books and online courses
- New hire stipend for home office setup
- Monthly cell phone & internet stipend
- Free onsite baristas and daily lunch for onsite or hybrid employees
- Free commuter bus network from Bay Area locations to South San Francisco HQ
About the company
insitro is a drug discovery and development company using machine learning and data at scale to decode biology for transformative medicines. The company uses in-house generated multi-modal cellular data and high-content phenotypic human cohort data to develop ML-driven disease models.