Junior Data Scientist

Are you passionate about actively helping to innovate and transform immunotherapies, alongside accomplished biotech experts? Are you looking for an ambitious position to expand your knowledge? 

Who are we?

myNEO is a Belgian bio-tech company in Ghent, focused on identifying novel targets and improving cancer immunotherapeutics. The best-in-class developed AI-learning models are continuously being optimized based on results from our own experiments and public data. At the core of this platform is an immunotherapeutic pathway, offering an alternative to the general chemo-/radiotherapy commonly used. This implemented data-driven pathway involves the search for tumor-specific mutations in individual patients or patient cohorts. We develop therapeutics both in close collaboration with partners as well as in-house. To accommodate the multitude of external and internal projects, the myNEO team is multidisciplinary, consisting of highly talented individuals with deep expertise in data science, tumor immunology, and immunotherapeutics. 

The hands-on approach of a young company is omnipresent, and every employee is directly involved in substantial decision making. Therefore, each employee is able to grow side-by-side with the company and gains responsibilities from day 1. The company’s offices are located in Ghent (near UZ). Working remotely for a few days a week presents no issues as myNEO thinks highly of the well-being and work pleasure of its employees. A work hard/play hard balance is endorsed, and so flexibility is important on both ends. myNEO is a team of young, ambitious people that work closely together where open communication is encouraged, and pleasant working relations are developed.  

What does the job entail?

As a bioinformatician in myNEO the following responsibilities will be yours: 

    • Run, monitor and maintain our state-of-the-art neoantigen discovery pipeline
    • Research, develop, implement and document new features
    • Assess the quality of the pipeline results
    • Present your progress and results in a clear and engaging fashion
    • Maintain a scientific watch to remain at the cutting edge of the field
    • Attend conferences and training workshops to improve your knowledge and to network

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a full-time junior bio-informatician to join our team with the following profile:  

    • 0 to 3 years of experience in the field
    • Experience in NGS data handling, processing and analysis
    • Experience in variant calling processes is a plus
    • Familiar with biological databases design, curation and maintenance
    • Good programming skills (1+ languages Python, Perl, R, C++, Julia)
    • Experience with High-performance computing and performance optimization
    • Cancer biology background is a plus (cancer metabolism, tumour genomics, innate immune responses)
    • Strong interest in cancer research and personalized therapeutics is highly recommended
    • Critical about assessing implications of research and able to convert them into pathway functionalities
    • Team player who is able to be flexible and work independently

What do we offer?

    • A competitive salary pay-out
    • Flexible working hours and home office 2-3 days/week
    • Generous benefits package (laptop, hospital insurance, meal vouchers, bicycle allowance)
    • The possibility to grow side-by-side with the company and to get responsibilities from day 1
    • Involvement in discussions with highly experienced academics, doctors, and industrialists.

Have we piqued your interest?

Are we everything you’re looking for and vice versa?

Send an email to hr[at]myneotx.com to portrait your motivation. You’ll be asked over for a general and technical interview, and a meet and greet with a manager. 

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