Summary
About the Role
Major Accountabilities:
- Contribute to the Biomedical Research drug discovery process by advancing the development and discovery of new in-vivo digital biomarkers.
- Explore and validate novel in-vivo digital biomarker hypotheses by leveraging expertise in physiology and behavioral neuroscience, combined with an understanding of human disease mechanisms. Demonstrated ability to set up in-vivo study design for several animal disease models and to perform data quality analysis and statistical analysis.
- Foster partnerships with data scientists, external partners, and internal teams across Biomedical Research Disease Areas and platform functions.
- Develop and communicate project strategies, scientific vision, and data insights to key stakeholders.
- Act as the main scientific contact for researchers at US sites, including San Diego, Emeryville, and Cambridge.
- Represent the organization in consortiums and working groups exploring the implementation of non-clinical digital biomarkers in scientific research.
Qualifications
- PhD in Neuroscience, Physiology, or a related field with postdoctoral experience.
- Proven track record in exploring animal behavior and activity phenotyping.
- Demonstrated ability to set up experiment design for in vivo experiments and advanced statistical analysis.
- Basic knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning models.
- Experience with digital home-cage monitoring solutions and/or other monitoring technologies.
- Strong leadership skills and experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders, external vendors, and partners.
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