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Merck & Co, Inc
Director, Spatial and Multi-omics Sequencing group
Job Description
New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in customer facing commercial or research based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.
We are seeking an experienced leader with expertise in single cell sequencing to join the Genome Sciences team within the Department of Genome and Biomarker Science (GBx) at our Research & Development Division. Our mission is to utilize high-throughput cutting-edge technologies to better understand disease mechanism and to identify and validate new targets and biomarkers. Our group utilizes innovative multi-omics single cell (i.e., REAP-seq, TCR-seq, ATAC-seq, Perturb-Seq) and Spatial Transcriptomics (i.e., Visium, MERSCOPE, CosMx, Xenium) approaches to impact all stages of the drug development pipeline from pre-clinical to clinical development. Genome Sciences collaborates closely with the discovery therapeutic areas (i.e., oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiometabolic disease), Quantitative Bioscience, and ChemBio groups within the Discovery, Preclinical and Translational Medicine (DPTM) organization to utilize these technologies to pursue key biological questions.
The successful candidate for this role will be responsible for directing research strategy and managing a team of scientists focused on utilizing innovative multi-omics single cell sequencing strategies to help identify important targets, pathways, and biomarkers of disease across therapeutic areas.
The responsibilities of the candidate include but are not limited to:
Leadership and management of a team of scientists with broad expertise in NGS, single cell and spatial multi-omics sequencing technologies
Collaborate closely with therapeutic areas and direct strategy to leverage high throughput cutting-edge multi-omics genomics technologies for maximal impact on the drug development pipeline
Demonstrated track record of sustained success in investigating novel biology as related to disease pathology and for identification and validation of new targets and biomarkers utilizing cutting edge genomic technologies
Lead efforts for the experimental design, analysis and interpretation of single cell and spatial sequencing experiments in support of discovery and preclinical research programs
Work closely with IT and bioinformatic groups across our Research & Development Division to communicate and coordinate data analysis needs such as establishing new bioinformatic pipelines or modifying existing pipelines to ensure timely analysis
Written and verbal communication of study results to project teams and leadership, including proposals for further experiments to validate key findings
Foster a high-performance culture of collaboration, engagement, self-accountability and inclusion
Establish strong relationships within highly collaborative, multidisciplinary teams to effectively drive early drug discovery initiatives
Education Minimum Requirement:
Ph.D. degree with 8+ years of post-graduate experience
Preferred Experience and Skills:
A proven track record across a wide range of high throughput genomics technologies (i.e., multi-omics single cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, Perturb-seq)
Expertise with multi-omics single cell sequencing data analysis, integration, and interpretation
Experience managing a group of scientists with a track record of achievements, driving group strategy, and leading projects
Highly self-motivated and capable of prioritizing deliverables among multiple simultaneous projects
Excellent attention to detail and strong communication (oral and written) skills
Ability to build strong relationships within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary teams to effectively drive early drug discovery initiatives
We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.
Who we are …
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.
What we look for …
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.
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1Requisition ID:R178357