Staff Computational Biologist

Valo Health

Staff Computational Biologist at Valo Health driving software and data products for drug discovery. Leading cross-functional teams to enhance platform capabilities and support research efforts.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeLexington • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $165,750 - $195,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ETLPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the product roadmap for Target ID software.
Gather and prioritize scientific requirements from internal users.
Translate use cases into technical specifications for engineering teams.
Rapidly prototype computational solutions using Python.
Develop and maintain internal packages, reproducible workflows, and APIs.
Establish documentation, onboarding materials, and best practices for internal platform usage.
Lead cross-functional project execution (data engineering, software engineering).
Follow good engineering practices (i.e. CI/CD, predictable demo cadence, etc.)

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's/ Master's degree in relevant field (computational biology, bioinformatics, systems biology, computer science) or equivalent relevant education and experience
6+ years industry experience in computational biology or data-driven discovery; minimum 1 years’ experience in software engineering and data engineering teams
Proficiency working with programming languages Python, and R, modern development frameworks and developing internal packages
Experience with omics/translational data analysis, scalable ETL pipelines, data modeling, and associated QC
1+ years’ experience leading complex projects as product owner
Experience supporting target identification, prioritization, or multi-modal analysis.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare coverage
Annual incentive program
Retirement benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonRcomputational solutionsinternal packagesAPIsCI/CDETL pipelinesdata modelingQC

Soft Skills

leadershipcross-functional collaborationproject executioncommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster's degree