Scientist/Senior Scientist, Immunology

Position: Scientist, Systems Immunology

The position will be hired commensurate with experience.

Background

Immunai was founded in December 2018. We are a multidisciplinary team of immunologists, genomics technologists, computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians and operators singularly focused on solving an audacious challenge. Backed by some of the leading scientific minds in immunology, oncology, and single cell genomics, we are up for the challenge.

Immunai has begun the process of mapping millions of immune cells and their functions in order to build a proprietary data set for clinical immunological data. The immune system mapping will play an important role in boosting R&D efforts in developing targeted therapies for different diseases. The company noted that the immune system consists of trillions of cells that are divided into different cell types that perform different functions. Because of the complexity of the system, it can be difficult to determine how drugs will interact with the immune cells. This increased understanding can be used to boost clinical response to different cellular therapies.

Immunai’s mission is to map the immune system with neural networks and transfer learning techniques informed by deep immunology knowledge. We developed the tools and knowhow to help every immuno-oncology and cell therapy researcher excel at their job. This helps increase the speed in which drugs are developed and brought to market by elucidating their mechanisms of action and resistance.

Location - NYC, NY on site

For details - shlomit@immunai.com

Reports to - Director, Early Discovery

Position Summary 

This position offers an opportunity to work in a highly collaborative startup environment with world-leading scientists developing and applying state-of-the art technologies to a diverse set of projects at the intersection of the immune system and disease. You will be working at the intersection of the Early Discovery team and a fast-paced and research-driven External Collaborations team to lead projects with our pharma, biotech, and academic partners. Through this position, you will have the opportunity to work with biologists, immunologists, computational biologists, machine learning specialists, and the business development team. Specifically, you will be responsible for establishing and using physiologically relevant model systems in combination with genomic perturbations to generate, evaluate and analyze datasets for interrogating the immune system, with specific focus on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The successful candidate will be an excellent team player, agile in thought, energetic, and willing to learn new methods and skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and perform experiments to establish robust IBD-relevant model systems and utilize functional genomics tools to evaluate therapeutic targets and drugs
• Collaborate closely with computational biologists and machine learning scientists to support data interpretation, including curating and prioritizing gene signatures/targets/GRNs
• Liaise with external and internal stakeholders to define research objectives and their execution
• Independently plan, design and execute experiments, manage projects
• Collaborate closely with colleagues in the interdisciplinary External Collaborations team to provide technical and analytical support and actively participate in cross-functional team meetings
• Maintain extensive knowledge of the literature and best practices in IBD research, in particular related to the immune system
• Deliver impactful, clear presentations to internal and external collaborators