Biostatistician in Biology (m/f)n Lyon

Bayer is an international group whose core businesses lie in the healthcare and agriculture sectors. At the intersection of chemistry and biology, Bayer helps to improve quality of life by offering products and services in human and plant health.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Provide biostatistical support to biological screening processes in the area of Disease Control research to ensure optimal exploitation of experimental data
• Analyze screening and phenotyping data across multiple test levels including different plant-pathogen combinations in terms of data transferability and their reproducibility. Support the development of workflows and related tools for data management as well as the programming of analysis tools/components
• Support interpretation of screening / phenotypic data and correlate them with field results and other biological endpoints
• Elaborate and contribute to experimental design of new screening approaches
• Utilize and further develop biostatistics tools, image processing tools, workflows and databases to turn data into information and to provide a sound basis for decision taking
• Ensure scientific and technological excellence in the area of biostatistics, experiment design, phenotyping and image analysis; provide guidance and consulting in respective investments

Who you are

• PhD or Master with minimum 3 years experiences in computational biology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, or related fields with strong skills in computational sciences
• Expertise in methodology of biostatistics and computational biology; experience in handling and analysis of imaging data
• Superior communication skills as a basis for efficient collaboration with other scientists in non-theoretical areas (e.g. biologists, biochemists and chemists)
• Demonstrated ability to work in an international team environment and the ability to adapt to the atmosphere of a dynamic research organization
• Creative and flexible thinking, ability to visualize, structure and interpret complex/high quantity information
• A mindset to challenge the status quo and to provide adequate actionable feedback.
• Fluency in English is mandatory, French and/or German would be beneficial