Senior Computational Scientist

WHY PATIENTS NEED YOU

Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer’s purpose as we work to translate advanced science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring the best in class medicines to patients around the world.

POSITION SUMMARY

Pfizer is currently focused on expanding its bioinformatics core. You will support computational biology teams by providing expert guidance and hands-on computational support across the R&D organization. You will work closely with counterparts in the IT, high performance computing, cloud computing, and machine learning teams to bridge the gap between scientific questions and the computing resources available to answer them.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• You will become a go-to technical expert and key support contact for computational biology/bioinformatics researchers working in internal and cloud based High Performance Computing (HPC) environments.

• Interface between computational scientists and HPC engineers responsible for maintaining hardware and other core services to maximize the benefit of HPC and cloud capabilities.

• Provide guidance to IT teams and promote HPC/Cloud adoption within the community.

• Install, compile, troubleshoot, optimize, and document use of scientific software.

• Build, update and troubleshooting R environments, Python environments, commercial, and in-house applications.

• Supports data ingest and development of dataflows.

• Supports Nextflow pipeline development, execution, and infrastructure troubleshooting.

• Develop user documentation and training targeted at application scientists for scientific computing hardware and software.

• Attend technical meetings and relevant scientific conferences.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in a relevant field or 2-4 years of experience in ML/AI, life sciences, data science, or HPC

• Excellent Linux skills, including scripting, building/installing software, using package managers or managing scientific software in an HPC environment.

• Experience with building, deploying, and managing R environments and applications

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot issues related to machine configuration, environment settings, etc.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; good in a team environment.

• Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple tasks, dynamically determining priority based on need, while keeping all customers apprised of the status of their request(s)

PREFERRED QUALIIFICATIONS

• Ph.D. in data science, life science, computer science or other related field

• Fluency in R

• Advanced HPC and cloud computing (AWS) experience

• The candidate will work in HPC and cloud environments with tools such as Nextflow, R, Python, Jupyter, AWS, Slurm, Docker, Singularity, Git, and Terraform.  Familiarity with some (but not all) of these tools is expected.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $99,900.00 to $166,500.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 15.0% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status.  Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA.  Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.  This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.

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