Bioinformatics Scientist

Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets. 

Position 

As a Bioinformatics Scientist you will design, implement, and test proof-of-concept and prototype software to assist Eikon’s drug-discovery efforts, including cell-line engineering, genomics, and other “omics” applications (e.g., transcriptomics). 

About You 

You have a passion for developing bioinformatic workflows and a desire to understand all the data involved. You are conscientious and value scientific reproducibility and intelligibility as much as innovation. You can juggle competing priorities and stay focused on long-term goals, while having the flexibility to keep up with the pace of experimental science.  

 What You’ll Do 

• Build bioinformatic pipelines for use in highly automated environments. 
• Collaborate with biologists and chemists to translate bioinformatic needs into working software. 
• Analyze NGS data. 
• Develop and test bioinformatics tools such as those needed for synthetic cell line engineering technologies. 

Qualifications 

• Masters (Ph.D. preferred) in computer science / bioinformatics / computational biology or equivalent experience. 
• 3 years of experience in bioinformatics. 
• Strong expertise in scientific python (e.g., pandas, scipy, matplotlib). 
• Experience with current NGS data. 
• Expertise in data workflow management systems (e.g., Snakemake, Nextflow) a plus. 
• Cell-line engineering experience is a plus. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Team oriented, flexible, able to adapt to rapidly evolving goals and challenges. 
• Enthusiasm for gaining biological and drug discovery experience essential. 

At Eikon, employee compensation also includes bonus and equity compensation, in addition to several generous benefit programs, including:

• 401k plan with company matching
• Medical (premiums covered by Eikon at 95%), dental and vision insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%)
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Weeklong summer and winter holiday shutdowns
• Generous paid time off and holiday policies
• Life/AD&D Insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%) and optional supplemental employee-paid life/AD&D policies
• Enhanced parental leave benefit
• Daily subsidized lunch program when on-site

The expected salary range for this role is $125,000 to $144,000 depending on skills, competency, and the market demand for your expertise.

Salary : $125,000 - $144,000