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In this vital and exciting role, you will serve as a Large Molecule Ontology Specialist within the Research organization, driving the development and implementation of ontology, metadata, and semantic data frameworks that enable scalable AI, advanced analytics, and cross-functional scientific collaboration. You will be responsible for defining and implementing assay and metadata standards across Large Molecule Discovery (LMD), ensuring semantic consistency and interoperability across experimental platforms, scientific workflows, and data modalities. The successful candidate will partner closely with research scientists, informaticians, data engineers, and enterprise data governance teams to establish harmonized ontologies, metadata frameworks, and FAIR data practices that improve data discoverability, reuse, and AI readiness. Operating at the intersection of biology, data science, and informatics, you will combine scientific domain expertise with a deep understanding of semantic technologies, ontology management, and scientific data standards to build foundational capabilities that accelerate discovery.
Job Responsibility
Develop and maintain LMD ontology frameworks, semantic standards, and controlled vocabularies across key discovery workflows and datasets
Align ontologies with enterprise data standards and relevant external scientific ontologies
Manage ontology lifecycle processes, including governance, versioning, change control, and stakeholder engagement
Define metadata models and requirements that improve data consistency, traceability, quality, and reuse
Advance FAIR data practices by establishing maturity metrics, monitoring KPIs, and embedding reusable data practices into research workflows
Partner with AI/ML, data engineering, and scientific teams to structure interoperable data assets for analytics, model training, and discovery
Collaborate with data product owners, data engineers, platform teams, and scientists to embed FAIR data practices into research workflows and data products
Serve as a subject matter expert for semantic technologies, scientific data standards, stakeholder alignment, and ontology-enabled discovery capabilities
Requirements
Doctorate degree with 7+ in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science, Information Science, Life Sciences, Computer Science, or a related field and relevant industry experience
Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience
Experience developing biomedical or scientific ontologies and applying semantic technologies, ontology design principles, and metadata management practices
Proficiency with ontology and data standards tools and frameworks such as OWL, RDF, SKOS, Protégé, FAIR principles, and life science data standards
Experience integrating structured and unstructured scientific data across domains using data models, metadata architecture, and knowledge graph concepts
Familiarity with AI/ML data requirements, scientific data engineering practices, large-scale data quality monitoring, Python, and SQL
Strong ability to influence across matrixed organizations, facilitate stakeholder alignment, and communicate effectively in writing and verbally
Experience leading cross-functional standards-development initiatives and working in SAFe/Agile environments
Nice to have
Experience developing biomedical or scientific ontologies and applying semantic technologies, ontology design principles, and metadata management practices
Proficiency with ontology and data standards tools and frameworks such as OWL, RDF, SKOS, Protégé, FAIR principles, and life science data standards
Experience integrating structured and unstructured scientific data across domains using data models, metadata architecture, and knowledge graph concepts
Familiarity with AI/ML data requirements, scientific data engineering practices, large-scale data quality monitoring, Python, and SQL
Strong ability to influence across matrixed organizations, facilitate stakeholder alignment, and communicate effectively in writing and verbally
Experience leading cross-functional standards-development initiatives and working in SAFe/Agile environments