ARPA-H Computational Biologist

ECS is seeking a highly skilled ARPA-H Computational Biologist to join our team in a remote office. This position is contingent upon contract award.

The ADAPT program is a groundbreaking initiative by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and led by the Resilient Systems Office (RSO). The program aims to bring together researchers in systems biology, bioinformatics, mathematical modeling, and oncology to address the challenge of treating ever-changing metastatic cancer.

• Provide scientific and technical advice for cutting-edge research projects that harness advanced technologies and a deep understanding of tumor biology to build cancer biomarkers.
• Facilitate the identification, development, and testing of solutions in three technical areas: therapy recommendation techniques, new evolutionary clinical trials, and the creation of a cancer treatment and analysis platform.
• Contribute thought leadership to the design and delivery of architecture solutions and software applications that support the development of computational methodologies designed to analyze and predict using machine learning algorithms and AI approaches.
• Provide technical support via expertise in computational biology and collaborate closely with the R&D team, their staff, and software engineers to solve computing problems.
• Support program managers in the development, technology transition, and commercialization of new research methods, concepts, technologies, platforms, and processes.
• Provide strategic assessments of methods and technologies related to the development of computational technologies and solutions.
• Collaborate and support a team of performers across a range of expertise to address the challenge of treating ever-changing metastatic cancer.

• Possess at least 6 years of total work experience for a Basic Scientist role; at least 7 years for an Intermediate Scientist role.
• Proven experience in cancer or other rare disease research; or proven experience supporting research and/or development in areas of systems biology, bioinformatics, mathematical modeling, and oncology.
• Experience in AI technology or molecular biosciences.
• Experience designing, developing, and/or modifying existing software to help solve routine, novel, and difficult scientific computing problems.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research, analyze data, write scientific reports, and evaluate new start proposals.
• Passionate about innovation and driven to make a real impact on human health.
• U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency is required per contract.
• Ph.D. in Genetics, Chemical Biology, Chemistry, or related scientific field.