LGC Limited Hiring for Data Scientist Job at Middleton, WI Full Time

LGC Genomics is looking for an experienced and highly analytical Data Scientist to join our global bioinformatics team. This individual will play a key role in building LGC’s data science product portfolio. The successful candidate will become part of the R&D team that supports multiple divisions across LGC. The ideal candidate must have strong experience using a variety of data mining/analysis methods, using a variety of data tools, building and implementing models, using/creating algorithms, programming, process optimization and creating/running simulations. The candidate should have appetite for analysing large data sets, finding patterns, developing data analysis models, maintain and support the data management needs.

This is a full-time role based out of the LGC site in Middleton, WI.

Key Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the following essential functions satisfactorily:

• Work with multiple stakeholders throughout the organization to identify the valuable data sources and automate collection processes
• Undertake pre-processing, curating, and model building of the structured and unstructured data
• Analyse large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns
• Help identify and define new product ideas based on the outcomes from the predictive models and machine-learning algorithms
• Present analytical results using data visualization techniques
• Propose data science solutions and strategies for R&D and business challenges
• Taking ideas from theory into deployment
• Attend meetings, conferences, symposia, and seminars to promote LGC capabilities and to keep abreast of scientific/technological developments
• Deliver high-quality product development documentation consistent with LGC’s quality systems
• Follow company requirements of the ISO 13485 quality management system
• Other duties as assigned
• Conscientiously learn and diligently follow the requirements of the site’s quality management system
• Perform other duties as required to meet business needs

WI1

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D or M.S with at least 3-5 year of industry/academic experience in data science, mathematics, computer science, physics, biostatistics, computational biology, operations research, or a related field
• Ability to break down and understand complex business problems, define a solution and implement it using advanced quantitative methods
• Fluency in in high-level scripting languages (Python, Java)
• Proficiency in low-level programming languages (C/C++)
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools (R, matplotlib, or similar)
• Experience with LINUX-based operating systems and shell scripting
• Expertise in supervised and unsupervised learning methods
• Knowledge and experience in statistical and data mining techniques: Clustering, GLM/Regression, Random Forest, Boosting, Trees, text mining, network analysis, etc.
• Ability to analyse algorithms
• Knowledge on software development principles and architecture
• Strong computer skills required, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of probability, Bayesian statistics, and neural networks
• Experience in Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Knowledge of any relational database such as My SQL