Computational Biologist

Job Title - Research Investigator

Job Location - Bangalore

Department - Computational and Data Sciences (CDS)

About Syngene

Syngene International Ltd. (BSE: 539268, NSE: SYNGENE, ISIN: INE398R01022), is an integrated research, development and manufacturing services company serving the global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutrition, animal health, consumer goods and specialty chemical sectors. Syngene’s 4500+ scientists offer both skills and the capacity to deliver great science, robust data management and IP security and quality manufacturing, at speed, to improve time-to-market and lower the cost of innovation. With a combination of dedicated research facilities for Amgen, Baxter, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Herbalife, as well as 1.9 Mn sq ft of specialist discovery, development and manufacturing facilities, Syngene works with biotech companies pursuing leading edge science as well as multinationals including GSK and Merck KGaA.

About the Role:

The incumbent will leverage a deep understanding of computational biology approaches and combine bioinformatics, multi-omics analyses, data analytics for life sciences and healthcare applications

Key responsibilities

• Deliver bioinformatics applications and integrative solutions to complex problems in pharma and other domains
• Perform multiomics data processing, assembly, analysis, reporting and integrative analysis to answer biological questions, inform clinically meaningful insights
• Work with bioinformaticians, data scientists and software engineers to scale and strengthen computational approaches, from the R&D lab through to deployment as high-throughput reproducible workflows
• Execute protein bioinformatics tasks including sequence database searches, preparing research literature summaries, protein and nucleotide sequence alignments, and phylogenetic analysis.
• Monitor projects, milestones, and deliverables to ensure completion on time and within specification

Required qualifications

• Proven track record of developing solutions that combine omics, molecular biology, statistics and bioinformatics algorithms.
• Experience in statistical analysis and bioinformatics methods/tools/databases
• Outstanding command of statistics, quantitative data analysis and complex data visualization
• Experience in analyzing multiple biological data modalities, including genomics, epigenomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, metagenomics
• Working knowledge of content, analysis methods and applications used in therapeutic discovery, preclinical research, translational medicine and clinical science domains
• Knowledge of systems modeling approaches

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with machine learning, network biology, or statistical modeling in a biological context.
• Exposure to drug discovery workflows, including target identification, validation, and translational research.
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and containerization (e.g., Docker, Singularity).
• Track record of publications in high-impact journals and/or contributions to open-source bioinformatics tools.
• Experience with regulatory standards and clinical data integration is a plus.

Qualification

Ph.D or MS

Experience

7+ years of relevant work experience

Syngene Values

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

• Excellence
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local law. In addition, Syngene will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.