| Genstruct, Inc. | ||||
| USA-MA-Cambridge | ||||
| Systems Scientist I | ||||
| About Genstruct Genstruct is a successful, growing, socially conscious and highly intellectual company with a highly collaborative working environment. Over 70% of our staff hold PhD or MD degrees. Our work environment is open, friendly, and high energy. Our company offers excellent benefits, flexible working arrangements, and numerous opportunities for professional growth. Genstruct works collaboratively with leading pharmaceutical and consumer products companies to use Systems Biology to advance their research and development programs. Genstruct is also independently developing efforts in personalized medicine and systems toxicology that leverage the Genstruct Technology Platform. Our team consists of scientists, engineers, statisticians, project managers and business leaders, all focused on the integration of systems biology into mainstream biotechnology and pharmaceutical product development. Genstruct is headquartered in Cambridge MA, near the Alewife T station. About This Position As a Systems Scientist I, you will be working on research collaborations that use molecular profiling to define the biological networks activated by diseases and therapeutics. Your knowledge of molecular and cellular biology will be instrumental in the development of Causal Network Models that represent the molecular networks involved in disease and response to treatment. You will use your scientific skills to interrogate these models in order to define drug mechanisms of action, mechanisms of toxicity, and biomarkers that can be used clinically to follow these mechanisms. You will work in a highly skilled team environment, working closely with other Systems Scientists, as well as software engineers, statisticians, knowledge modelers and project managers. Your team will collaborate with leading pharmaceutical and consumer product scientists, working together to solve some of the toughest problems in biology today. Your team may also be called upon to work in the area of personalized medicine, as we develop our capabilities through modeling individual patient tumors in order to improve patient treatment. | ||||
| Your background should include strong scientific skills, an advanced degree in cellular or molecular biology, or an MD with a strong research background. You should have significant post-doctoral experience, a strong affinity for hypothesis development and testing in a collaborative research environment, and a strong desire to learn new things. You should have excellent leadership skills, and a desire to grow into a team leadership role as you gain experience. A strong customer focus is desired, as well as excellent communication skills. | ||||
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| Position Type: Industrial and Commerical | ||||
| Reference (Job ID number): S1 | ||||
| Start Date: ASAP | ||||
| Duration: Full Time | ||||
| Status: open | ||||
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