Co-op, Data Science

Montai is a privately held, early-stage biotechnology company developing a platform for understanding and leveraging complex molecular interactions within organisms to solve global challenges in human health and sustainability. The company leverages a multidisciplinary approach that integrates tools ranging from machine learning and big data to multi-omics and high-throughput screening.

Montai was founded in Flagship’s venture creation engine, where companies such as Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA), Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RUBY), and Editas Medicines (NASDAQ: EDIT) were conceived and created. Since Flagship’s founding in 2000, the firm has originated and fostered the development of more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $34 billion in aggregate value, 500+ issued patents, and more than 50 clinical trials for novel therapeutic agents.

Montai is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA.

We are seeking a creative and motivated data scientist to assist in marshaling the large, complex chemical and biological datasets to help our team unlock the potential of our planet’s interdependent natural systems to solve pressing challenges for human health and drug discovery.

The role will involve analysis of diverse chemical and biological data sources and building tools to enable users to derive meaningful insights from these sources, and will be contributing to a growing codebase and computational infrastructure. You will work closely with other members of data science and other technical teams to develop analytics pipelines, dashboard, and tools that power Montai’s CONECTA platform and our drug discovery and development processes.

• Integrate disparate chemical, biological, and clinical data sources into a cohesive knowledge base to extract insights into Anthromolecule chemistry.
• Collaborate closely with data scientists and engineers to develop robust data transformation pipelines within a centralized data warehouse.
• Develop innovative visualizations, reports, and dashboards to empower decision-makers throughout the organization.
• Proactively seek out and implement new tools and techniques for data transformation, warehousing, visualization, and reporting.
• Engage actively within an entrepreneurial, highly collaborative, interdisciplinary team, contributing to the formulation, refinement, and execution of the company's scientific objectives.
• Display flexibility and a willingness to assist with various tasks to ensure project success, demonstrating a strong sense of teamwork and shared responsibility.

• Currently pursuing a degree in one or a blend of the following fields: data science, statistics, computer science, analytics, business intelligence, or a closely related discipline.
• Proficiency in data handling, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), and schema design.
• Proficient in R, Python, SQL, and Unix shell scripting.

• Preferred experience with one or more web app frameworks such as Shiny, Streamlit, Dash, etc.
• Preferred experience with data warehousing tools such as dbt (data build tool).
• Preferred experience with AWS infrastructure, including EC2, S3, Glue, among others.
• Preferred familiarity with modern bioinformatic and cheminformatic databases, schemas, and ontologies.
• Understanding of machine learning techniques and statistical methods.

• Self-motivated and naturally inquisitive, with a strong eagerness to both learn from others and share knowledge.
• Driven by execution, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and effectively.

Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, coupled with strong interpersonal abilities.Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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