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OPENINGS AT GENSTRUCT http://genstruct.com/AUcareers.php (Posted on 07/29/09)

Genstruct is a young, energetic, program-driven systems biology company with 25 employees. Teams of biologists and technologists use innovative and intelligent technology every day to tackle seemingly impossible scientific problems.

As part of the Genstruct team, you will find leading-edge tools as well as some of the world's best people. You will work with world-class scientists focusing on diseases such as oncology, metabolic disorders and inflammation. You will also find equally compelling technologists focused on systems biology, network modeling, statistical methods, artificial intelligence, user interfaces and text mining to advance a wide array of tools for better scientific investigation.

The company continually strives to create an environment that is not only engaging, fast-paced and extremely exciting, but one which allows each individual to learn, grow and reach their maximal potential.

Genstruct is a privately held company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Scientist

Responsibilities
As a Scientist, you will provide broad scientific support in biology. You will help develop project plans based on the project strategy, and function as a member of a multi-disciplinary team which executes compact, scientifically challenging projects.

Projects typically start with experimental data sets and client defined scientific problems. Using the scientific data, knowledge, proprietary technology and methods available, you will develop hypotheses for mechanisms, biomarkers, and targets based on the analysis of experimental data in the context of current scientific knowledge. As projects progress, you will draw on your scientific background as you interrogate scientific literature for relevant biological facts in order to create qualitative, causal models in support of your projects. You will frequently use newly developed software tools and analytic methods as Genstruct's technology and methodology continues to evolve.

As projects may involve almost any aspect of drug development and any disease area, scientists will be constantly challenged to learn new areas of biology. Your scientific writing and critical review skills will be essential to the production of concise, detailed project reports and presentations, which represent a coherent synthesis of the biology of the experimental system.

Skills

· Ph.D. level of biological science education

· Excellent communication and scientific writing skills

· Aptitude for using and learning computer applications, including biological databases and functional genomics analysis tools

· Familiarity with file systems and databases

· Experience in a project-oriented, deadline-driven team environment

· Skill in expressing biological mechanisms in diagrams

Other desired qualifications:

· Strong leadership skills

· Highly motivated and assertive

· Creative

· Experience in inflammation or metabolic disorder or cancer

· Breadth of experience in disease research

· Familiarity with scripting languages desired, but not required

Submission Details
• Use "Job Code: S1" in the subject line to ensure delivery to the appropriate hiring manager
• In lieu of a cover letter please submit a paragraph describing a scientific challenge that you faced and how you overcame that challenge, in addition to your CV
• Multiple submissions will not be considered
• Please do not call regarding your submission

Project Lead

Responsibilities
As a Scientific Project Lead, you will lead a team of 3-4 PhD level scientists. You will provide broad scientific knowledge in biology. You will help develop the project strategy, and will be responsible for the scientific quality and output of a multi-disciplinary team which executes compact, scientifically challenging projects. You will contribute to the business development and sales efforts of the company, and be responsible for putting together and presenting the project outcome to the client in a professional and engaging manner. You will directly manage your team members, will be responsible for their growth and development, and will work on creating a positive and conducive team environment.

Projects typically start with experimental data sets and client defined scientific problems. You will work with the scientific director to develop the scientific strategy of the project. Then, using the scientific data, knowledge, proprietary technology and methods available, you and your team will develop hypotheses for mechanisms, biomarkers, and targets based on the analysis of experimental data in the context of current scientific knowledge. As projects progress, you will draw on your scientific background as you interrogate scientific literature for relevant biological facts in order to create qualitative, causal models in support of your projects. You will frequently use newly developed software tools and analytic methods as Genstruct's technology and methodology continues to evolve.

As projects may involve almost any aspect of drug development and any disease area, you and your team members will be constantly challenged to learn new areas of biology. Your scientific writing and critical review skills will be essential to the production of concise, detailed project reports and presentations, which represent a coherent synthesis of the biology of the experimental system.

Skills
• Ph.D. level of biological science education
• Experience in leadership/management position
• Experience presenting in front of large audiences
• Excellent communication and scientific writing skills
• Strong capability to organize and illustrate complex information coherently in PowerPoint
• Aptitude for using and learning computer applications, including biological databases and functional genomics analysis tools
• Experience in a project-oriented, deadline-driven team environment
• Skill in expressing biological mechanisms in diagrams
• Highly motivated and assertive
• Creative
• Breadth of experience in disease research
• Familiarity with scripting languages desired, but not required

Submission Details
• Use "Job Code: S2" in the subject line to ensure delivery to the appropriate hiring manager
• In lieu of a cover letter please submit a paragraph describing a scientific challenge that you faced and how you overcame that challenge, in addition to your CV
• Multiple submissions will not be considered
• Please do not call regarding your submission

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