Head of Bioinformatics & IT
Caprion’s leading and proprietary proteomics discovery technology - CellCarta® - enables the discovery of novel targets for therapeutics development and the identification of novel protein biomarkers that can significantly reduce risk and enhance productivity and decision making in pharmaceutical research.
Caprion is a successful proteomics research company, providing services to many pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the US, Europe and Japan in many therapeutic indications. Caprion is also a Clinical Proteomics Center for the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, contracted to identify and validate new diagnostics for globally important pathogens. The company has been in business since 2000 and has 35 employees, most of whom are scientists. One of Caprion’s major investors is Covance, Inc., one of the worlds largest CROs.
Description:
In this role as Head of Bioinformatics and IT, reporting to the Chief Scientific Officer, you will be responsible for overall supervision of data analysis, development and maintenance of all proprietary and commercial software and tools applied to the analysis of mass spectrometry data. You will also supervise the development and maintenance of Caprion’s IT infrastructure; support our extensive suite of tools and be responsible for the design and execution of additional IT elements in support of the scientific goals of the Company. You are an integral team member, who will be expected to support and integrate activities from the Molecular and Cell Biology and the Protein Analysis (mass spectrometry) groups as well as build and lead cross-functional teams to ensure that the solutions are fully incorporated into the organization’s work practices. The Caprion IT environment features a LIMS and laboratory data acquisition instruments feeding a Data Management environment and Oracle Enterprise database. We have developed workflows and many applications within the Oracle environment and employ a Java-based user interface. Spanning Unix and Intel platforms, our systems and applications have been developed internally as well as sourced from commercial providers. As Head of Bioinformatics & IT, your main responsibility will be to ensure the efficient analysis, management and delivery of proteomic data using and evolving the current platform.
Requirements:
The qualified individual will possess a Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Computer Science or related field, along with 5+ years of experience in the Bioinformatics field and 3+ years of direct management experience in life sciences. Direct experience with “Omics” data analysis is an asset and knowledge of biomarkers and clinical drug development is a plus. You must exhibit prior achievements working closely with business management and charting a cogent Bioinformatics & IT strategy at the scientific level, including design of enabling technology/information management solutions and leading their successful execution. You should have the ability to integrate different perspectives and deliver enterprise-wide strategic impact; a successful track record in a sophisticated technology organization, preferably in a research-intensive and entrepreneurial environment. You need a broad business and scientific perspective, not just technical knowledge; excellent problem solving abilities, communication and interpersonal skills; a keen ability to lead and motivate; superb management and strategic planning skills. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple short and long-term projects of varying complexity with flexibility in a dynamic environment where priorities are changing. A strong results-oriented work ethic is required to ensure on-time high quality delivery of products to customers. Your ability to build consensus and partnership around issues that help the organization to thrive in a competitive biotechnology environment will be put to good use.
