Owkin is hiring a
Systems Biologist

Summary

Join Owkin, an AI biotechnology company, as a Systems Biologist to contribute to the mission of leveraging large-scale biological data to identify the right patient for a given drug. As a key member of the Biomedical team, you will play a crucial role in building up Owkin's capabilities in knowledge-driven mechanistic modeling.

Requirements

• Ph.D in systems biology/in silico modeling (preferable) or computational biology or bioinformatics, along with professional experience in the field of computational/systems biology in oncology therapeutic areas
• Demonstrated experience in building large in silico models to study complex multiscale networks and regulatory pathways involved in human disease (e.g. differential equations, agent-based models, Boolean models etc.)
• Expertise in biological pathway analysis and excellent understanding of biology literature in cancer and immunology
• Bring expertise in computational tools for pathway mapping, analyze intercellular communication, build predictive mechanistic models across multiple scales

Responsibilities

• Design innovative multiscale predictive mechanistic models in several oncology indications for 1 internal clinical asset using data from literature and data generated in our Wet-Lab
• Design connectivity maps leveraging our spatial transcriptomic data
• Participate to cross functional therapeutic project core-teams to build models guiding indication, biomarkers, and combination selection strategies
• Communicate findings to internal and external stakeholders in the form of presentations and reports

Preferred Qualifications

• Able in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work in cross-functional teams with various backgrounds and levels in biology, medicine, drug development, data science

Benefits

• Flexible work organization
• Friendly and informal working environment
• Opportunity to work with an international team with high technical and scientific backgrounds