We seek a highly collaborative Scientist/ Senior Scientist, Human Genetics in statistical genetics and/or quantitative genetics to join Biogen’s Human Genetics group.

The Scientist/Senior Scientist, Human Genetics, will be responsible for providing genetics and genomics expertise to the R&D organization with a focus on developing and applying cutting-edge genetic approaches to support early target discovery and validation.

Biogen has made substantial investments into generating genetic and omics data from population-scale human research cohorts as well as participants of our clinical trials. The Senior Scientist will focus on how to best leverage these resources towards discovering new and improved treatments for degenerative brain diseases including Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease, among others. This includes conducting large-scale genome-wide association analyses and/or conducting post-GWAS analyses for target identification and validation.

Required Skills

• Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. or M.D. degree with a focus on Statistical Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology, Human Genetics, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field
• Strong understanding of biostatistics & statistical genetics methods
• Experience analyzing human genetic data (e.g. genotypes, exomes, and/or genomes)
• Expertise in statistical software & computer programming (e.g., Plink, R, python)
• Strong self-motivation and the ability to work within a cross-disciplinary team

Preferred Skills 

• Scientific background in neurology/neuroscience, immunology and/or biology 
• Expertise in working with large real world data sets, including electronic medical records (EMRs) or image data 
• Experience analyzing longitudinal data and/or quantitative trait loci (QTLs)