Senior Data Scientist

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Are you passionate about actively helping in implementing new personalised cancer treatments, alongside accomplished biotech experts? Are you looking for an ambitious new project to test and grow your knowledge?

**Who are we?**
myNEO is a Belgian biotech company in Ghent, focused on identifying, exploring, and validating personalised cancer treatments based on genomic analysis of sequencing data. We’ve developed a bioinformatics platform that is continuously being optimised based on results from our own experiments as well as from published research studies in the field of immune oncology. Our proprietary state-of-the-art algorithms, incorporated in the platform, are open for licensing by biotech and pharma companies to improve the efficacy & applicability of the immunotherapies they are developing. We take great pride in the fact that our approach for analysis of and reporting on a cancer patient’s sequencing data is compatible with clinical timelines and focused on providing clinical value to the patient.

The hands-on approach of a young start-up company is omnipresent, and every employee is directly involved in substantial decision making. Therefore, each employee is able to grow side-by-side with the company and gains responsibilities from day 1. Working remotely for a few days a week presents no issues as myNEO thinks highly of the well-being and work pleasure of its employees. A work hard/play hard balance is endorsed and so flexibility is important on both ends. myNEO is a team of young people that work closely together in which open communication is encouraged and pleasant working relations are developed.

**What does the job entail?**
You will be responsible for:

- Running, monitoring, and maintaining our state-of-the-art neoantigen discovery pipeline
- Researching, developing, implementing, and documenting new features
- Leading and managing small teams on individual projects and collaborations
- Assessing the quality of the bioinformatics analysis results
- Presenting your progress and results in a clear and engaging fashion
- Maintaining a scientific watch to remain at the cutting edge of the field
- Attending conferences and training workshops to improve your knowledge and to network

**What are we looking for?**
We are looking for a full-time senior bioinformatician to join our team with the following profile:

- At least 5 to 8 years of experience in the field
- Experience in computational analysis pipelines for high-throughput NGS data analysis
- General experience in NGS data handling, processing, and analysis
- Familiar with biological databases design, curation, and maintenance
- Good programming skills: Python, R and bash knowledge mandatory, 1+ of Perl/C++/Julia/JavaScript is a plus
- Experience with high-performance computing and performance optimisation
- Experience with visualisation tools and Machine Learning/Deep Learning is a plus
- Biological background (cancer metabolism, tumour genomics, innate immune responses)
- Strong interest in cancer research and personalised therapeutics is highly recommended
- Critical about assessing implications of research and able to convert them into pathway functionalities
- Actively follow-up a team of junior bioinformaticians in their progress and provide guidance
- Team player who is able to be flexible and work independently

**What do we offer?**
- A competitive salary
- Flexible working hours and home office 1-2 days/week
- A generous benefits package (laptop, hospital insurance, meal vouchers, bicycle allowance)
- The possibility to grow side-by-side with the company and to get responsibilities from day 1
- Involvement in discussions with highly experienced academics, doctors, and industrialists

**Have we piqued your interest?