Data Scientist III

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Hybrid Through End of Year Top 3-5 Skills Needed : 1. Strong programming and data engineering skills Python SQL R 2. Experience with large-scale omics data management and integration 3. Knowledge of metadata standards and ontologies for biological data 4. Experience designing or maintaining bioinformatics data pipelines or repositories 5. Understanding of data governance permissions and FAIR data principles Job Description : We are seeking a highly motivated Data Scientist to design and implement an internal GEO-like system for managing the Immune Discovery omics data assets. The successful candidate will build a centralized platform that integrates raw processed and metadata layers of multi-omics datasets e.g. bulk and single-cell RNA-seq spatial omics CyTOF and ensures that they are findable accessible well-documented and permission-controlled. This role bridges bioinformatics data engineering and data governance enabling researchers to efficiently submit query and reuse internal datasets while maintaining data quality and compliance. Key Responsibilities : - Design and implement scalable pipelines for ingestion curation and storage of raw and processed omics data. - Build and maintain a searchable data catalog or portal to enable dataset discovery and visualization of metadata and QC metrics. - Implement access controls and permission management systems to ensure appropriate data security and compliance. - Work closely with Immunology Discovery and IR teams to integrate the system with existing compute and storage infrastructure. - Develop and enforce metadata standards ontologies and schema to ensure consistency and interoperability across studies. Impact : By developing this internal data platform the candidate will transform how omics data are organized and shared across AbbVie. The system will improve data visibility and reuse enhance reproducibility and accelerate scientific insights by enabling streamlined access to all relevant data layers raw processed and annotated. Qualifications : - BS 5 years or MS 0-3 years in Bioinformatics Computational Biology Data Science Computer Science or related field. - Proficiency in Python and SQL with experience in data wrangling ETL pipelines and automation. - Hands-on experience managing large omics datasets. - Strong understanding of metadata models data provenance and FAIR data principles. - Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. Preferred Technical Skills : - Experience with cloud storage or compute environments AWS GCP or on-prem HPC. - Experience with workflow orchestration tools Nextflow Snakemake. - Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases PostgreSQL. - Familiarity with public repositories such as GEO or SRA and their metadata standards. - Proficiency with Git for version control and collaboration. Additional Technical Skills a plus : - Experience with containerization Docker / Singularity and CI / CD workflows. - Understanding of web application frameworks or dashboarding tools for data portals. - Exposure to single-cell or multi-omics integration workflows. - Experience implementing data access and permission systems integrated with organizational identity management.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $90.00 - $95.00 / hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following :

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off / Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Cambridge,MA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 31, 2025.

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