# Senior Manager / Director, Statistical Genetics at Insitro

- Company: Insitro
- What the company does: At insitro, we are building a different kind of drug company to bring better drugs faster to the patients who can benefit most. Through the power of machine learning (ML) and data at scale, we decode the complexities of biology to unlock transformative new... Backed by SoftBank VF, a16z and GV.
- Company website: https://www.insitro.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: South San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $224K to $273K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-18
- Apply by: 2026-11-02
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/insitro/1253d6c7-f9ce-4bda-ab08-2abe1a9fbfd0
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/insitro-senior-manager-director-statistical-genetics/

## About the role

insitro's mission is to bring better drugs faster to the patients who can benefit most, through machine learning and data at scale. Our strategy combines causal evidence from human genetics with in vitro cellular data from our automated wet-lab platforms to find causal genetic intervention points and carry them into therapeutic programs.

## What they're looking for

- Proven Tenure: PhD in statistical genetics, human genetics, computational biology, biostatistics, or a related field, plus 5+ years of experience
- Statistical Genetics Depth: Deep knowledge of statistical genetics as applied to target discovery in an industry setting
- People Leadership: Direct people management experience, with a track record of mentoring and growing technical talent
- ML Fluency: Demonstrated experience applying machine learning to genetic, imaging, or other clinical data
- Published Innovator: A history of publication and methodological innovation in statistical genetics
- Engineering Fluency: Strong Python or R in a cloud environment, with a track record of reusable, tested, version-controlled code

Tags: Data Science and Machine Learning