Bioinformatics Scientist

As a Bioinformatics Scientist, you will play a key role in analyzing bulk/single cell RNA-seq and other novel NGS assays in support of drug discovery programs. You will work closely with wet-lab scientists to optimize experimental design, ensuring that studies are statistically rigorous and technically sound. Your primary responsibilities will include developing and applying statistical models for gene expression analysis, performing quality control on sequencing data, and translating complex biological questions into quantitative analyses. You will also build, maintain, and run computational pipelines using Bash and Nextflow to enhance scalability and reproducibility.

Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development. The company is leading the development of generative AI models to design protein and antibody therapeutics, enabling the creation of medicines against historically hard-to-drug molecular targets. It is also developing foundation models for biology and disease to enable better target elucidation and patient stratification. Collectively, these technologies aim to continually enable the identification of novel therapies and to improve success in drug development. Xaira is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and London.