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Avidity Biosciences, Inc.

Principal Data Scientist – Clinical/Commercial (Director-level)

Avidity Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, California, United States, 92189


Job Title:

Principal Data Scientist – Clinical/Commercial (Director-level)Location:

San Diego, CA / Hybrid / RemotePosition type:

Full timeFLSA:

ExemptDepartment:

Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningStrive to Bring a Profound Difference to our Patients

At Avidity Biosciences, we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving people’s lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs, which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies.The OpportunityAs a Principal Data Scientist at Avidity, you will be a hands-on technical leader within Avidity’s AI & Machine Learning team, responsible for delivering impactful data-driven solutions across the company. This role requires a highly skilled data scientist with expertise in clinical and commercial data science—preferably with experience in analyzing claims data, clinical trial data, and/or longitudinal health studies. Experience in biological data science (e.g., RNAseq/Multi-Omics analysis) is also beneficial but a secondary priority.What You Will ContributeHands-on technical development, coding, and analysis across teams from day one.Design and implement advanced data science models using multivariate statistical analysis, machine learning, and deep learning.Apply modern data science techniques to a wide range of clinical, commercial, and biological data sets.Collaborate cross-functionally with teams to deliver impactful data science solutions.Support the development and lead the execution of Avidity’s AI & data science roadmap.Over time, build and lead a team of data scientists.Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members as the team grows.What We SeekBachelor’s degree in Biomedical Data Science, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field; Advanced Degree preferred.10+ years of experience in biomedical data sciences, with strong clinical and/or commercial data science experience.Proficiency in Python, R, data manipulation tools, and the modern data science stack.Expertise in multivariate statistical analysis, machine learning, and ideally deep learning applications.Team leadership experience within a cross-functional matrix environment.Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.Ability to travel as needed.Even if you don’t have every bullet on this list but think you’re the right fit, reach out and tell us why. We’d love to hear from you.What We will Provide to You:

The base salary range for this role is $227,938 - $251,931.Avidity offers competitive compensation and benefits, including a 401(k) with an employer match.A commitment to learning and development.

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