Postdoctoral Fellow – Statistical Genetics and Artificial Intelligence

Location: Reykjavík, Iceland

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company advancing human genetics, drug target discovery, precision medicine, and innovative medicines.

What you will do

• Conduct independent research at the intersection of statistical genetics and artificial intelligence.
• Develop and apply statistical, computational, and machine learning methods for large-scale human genetic and biomedical datasets.
• Analyze population-scale genomic and phenotypic data to generate insights for therapeutic discovery.
• Develop, implement, and improve genetic analysis workflows and analytical methods within hirify.global deCODE genetics.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across human genetics, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and therapeutic discovery.
• Present findings and publish results in peer-reviewed journals.

Requirements

• PhD completed before the start date in Statistics, Human Genetics, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Expertise in statistical genetics, biostatistics, or computational genomics.
• Experience analyzing large-scale human genetic, genomic, or high-dimensional biomedical datasets.
• Familiarity with statistical modeling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or computational approaches for biomedical research.
• Programming proficiency in Python, R, C/C++, or similar languages.
• Strong scientific communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment.

Nice to have

• Experience working in Linux environments and with high-performance computing.
• Strong record of scientific achievement through peer-reviewed publications and presentations.
• Experience developing innovative analytical approaches to complex scientific questions.

Culture & Benefits

• Four-year fellowship within the hirify.global Research & Development Postdoctoral Program.
• Advanced scientific training, mentorship, and career development opportunities.
• Access to cutting-edge technologies, unique scientific resources, and large-scale human genetic datasets.
• Opportunities to publish research, present at scientific conferences, and build careers in academia, biotechnology, or the pharmaceutical industry.
• Collaborative scientific environment with researchers across hirify.global deCODE genetics and hirify.global Research.