Data Scientist – Translational Research (7149)
CTC is a specialized search and recruitment partner for the Life Sciences industry, serving clients and candidates since 1997. We enable careers by connecting talented professionals with meaningful opportunities, and we support our clients in engaging, retaining, and developing the right talent when needed.
Our client is a leading global player in the Pharmaceutical industry with global headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. They are undergoing a transformation with respect to culture and outside perception. The organisation focuses on novel therapies in Oncology and Ophthalmology and is also currently developing a world-leading pipeline in Neuroscience and Dermatology with one of the strongest pipelines of Phase II/III studies in the world.
We are currently looking for a:
Data Scientist – Translational Research
6-month contract, Basel
Main Tasks:
- Approaching model multi-modal clinical data to identify biomarkers predictive of disease progression and treatment response, and to nominate novel therapeutic target hypotheses
- Developing and applying a portfolio of pre-clinical models derived from internal and public dataderived from internal and public data to departmental projects
- Working closely with a core team of Translational Research & Data Science scientists fluent in wet and dry lab practices
- Actively participating on interdisciplinary teams to model biology and guide impactful decision-making
- Building alliances with external partners at top healthcare institutions
Your Profile:
- Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required
- Demonstrated working knowledge and application of statistics and data modeling to large scale life-sciences data
- Proficiency in R/Python and competency working in a Linux environment
- Hands-on experience applying AI and machine learning methods to scientific or R&D data, including large language models and agentic workflows
- Hands-on experience in integration of large multi-omics data (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics) to answer key scientific questions related to understanding disease
- Hands-on expertise across transcriptomics, genetics, and proteomics, including single-cell and bulk RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, CITE-seq, CyTOF, and imaging mass cytometry
- Hands-on industry experience modeling biomedical research data
- Experience working with or fine-tuning foundation models, for example in biology, chemistry or clinical data (Desirable)
- Strong communication skills, English
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