Senior Director, Data Science & Functional Genomics

Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe’s growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms. 

 

About Ginkgo Datapoints: Ginkgo Datapoints, a newly established business unit within Ginkgo Bioworks, is poised to usher in the coming era of AI-backed biotechnology breakthroughs. By leveraging Ginkgo's state-of-the-art automation and digital infrastructure, Datapoints aims to address the growing demand for high-quality, large-scale biological datasets essential for training AI models in drug discovery and development. Unlock AI to unlock biology.

Position Overview: We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Senior Director of Functional Genomics to lead our dynamic team of bioinformaticians and software engineers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in computational biology and machine learning, with a proven track record in drug discovery within biotech and pharmaceutical industries. This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional leadership skills, technical expertise, and the ability to drive the technical vision and execution of our functional genomics products.

Qualifications:

• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics, or a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in drug discovery within biotech and pharmaceutical industries.
• Extensive experience in computational biology and machine learning, preferably in transcriptomics, extraction and elucidation of chemical signatures / MOAs.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute detailed product roadmaps.
• Preferable experience in CNS and immunology. 
• Proven track record of leading and managing high-performing teams.
• Strong technical expertise in functional genomics and related technologies, including drug-seq, scRNA-seq, and high content imaging.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with customers and understand their needs.
• Experience in grant writing and securing funding.
• Strong publication record and experience speaking at industry conferences.

Why Join Ginkgo Datapoints:

• Be part of a pioneering company at the cutting edge of AI/ML, automation, functional genomics, and drug discovery.
• Work with a talented and passionate team dedicated to conducting forward-looking innovative science that pushes technical boundaries. 
• Opportunity to lead and shape the future of Datapoints business with a wide-reach and exposure across the industry.
• Competitive compensation, generous equity in public company, and robust benefits package.

 

Total compensation for this role is market driven, with a starting salary of $minimum of range +, as well as company stock awards.  Base pay is ultimately determined based on a candidate's skills, expertise, and experience.  We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental & vision coverage, health spending accounts, voluntary benefits, leave of absence policies, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) program with employer contribution, 8 paid holidays in addition to a full-week winter shutdown and unlimited Paid Time Off policy.

To learn more about Ginkgo, visit www.ginkgobioworks.com/press/ or check out some curated press below:

• What is it really like to take your company public via a SPAC? One Boston biotech shares its journey (Fortune)
• Ginkgo Bioworks resizes the definition of going big in biotech, raising $2.5B in a record SPAC deal that weighs in with a whopping $15B-plus valuation (Endpoints News)
• Ginkgo Bioworks CEO on scaling up Covid-19 testing: ‘If we try, we can win’ (CNBC)
• Ginkgo raises $70 million to ramp up COVID-19 testing for employers, universities (Boston Globe)
• Ginkgo Bioworks Redirects Its Biotech Platform to Coronavirus (Wall Street Journal)
• Ginkgo Bioworks Provides Support on Process Optimization to Moderna for COVID-19 Response (PRNewswire)
• The Life Factory: Synthetic Organisms From This $1.4 Billion Startup Will Revolutionize Manufacturing (Forbes)
• Synthetic Bio Pioneer Ginkgo Raises $290 Million in New Funding (Bloomberg)
• Ginkgo Bioworks raises $350 million fund for biotech spinouts (Reuters)
• Can This Company Convince You to Love GMOs? (The Atlantic)

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