Translational Cancer Scientist

Join our team as a Translational Cancer Scientist and help us understand and tackle cancer!

About the team

As a Translational Cancer Scientist, you will be working in our multidisciplinary team of biologists, medical doctors, bioinformaticians, and data scientists. We are responsible for planning and executing both external collaborations with pharma/biotech partners, and for our internal drug discovery programs. We are generating meaningful insights based on computational predictions using our proprietary Simulated Cell platform developed by our internal product teams. You will be responsible for translating the in silico findings to actionable insights in validation experiments, with the ultimate goal of generating patient benefit where there is clinical unmet need. You will not be alone on this journey. Besides the help what you get internally, you will also have the opportunity to interact with our renowned scientific advisors, gathering help in making our predictions really translate.

About you

• You have proven former industry/research background in experimental oncology / drug discovery
• You are able to contribute to the scientific direction of our projects based on pre-set objectives, do background research on them and play the “jigsaw puzzle” of molecular biology
• You are experienced in working with big amount of data,
• You are able to evaluate, but most importantly understand the hindering biological meaning of the numbers
• You are able to interpret your findings in both written and oral format, communicate with external partners
• You are able to make scientific decisions quickly and independently based on the information available to you
• You have got the knowledge to support Turbine’s internal drug discovery programs and pharma collaborations, by
  • understanding both the mechanism and the mode of action of our target modulation, especially in the context of cellular signaling,
  • having the ability to plan and run in silico experiments using our internal toolset
  • supporting the planning of our wet laboratory-based validation experiments, and evaluating the generated results
  • comparing validated findings to Turbine’s in silico hypotheses, associating and finally translating them to clinically relevant insights by using both internal and external databases and tool

Essential skills and qualifications

• PhD in Biology/Medical or Pharmaceutical Sciences (or related fields)

• Good data management and visualization skills

• Basic biostatistics skills

• Strong research and analytical skills

• Strong inductive and associative thinking, able to understand complex systems

• Good interpretation skills

• Ability to work both in team and individually

• Able to create descriptive documentation and customer-facing reports

• Upper-intermediate communication skills in English, both verbal and written

• Good presentation skills both in Hungarian and English

Advantages

• At least 1-2 years’ experience of working in a biotech environment

• Wet lab experience, especially in using CRISPR and/or siRNA-based technologies

• Ability to find balance between creativity and scientific skepticism

• Customer facing behavior and business mindset

You are a Turbiner if these personality traits apply to you

• You have self-awareness and strong intention on personal growth
• You seek out feedback and learn from mistakes and apply what you learned
• You take responsibility and focus on the outcomes over tasks
• You focus on shared success and are open to challenging others respectfully to get the best possible outcome
• You are in it for the long haul and have passion for our mission