Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Computational Biologist (Computational Biology)

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; 100% onsite

Salary: $72,000–$76,385 per year

Company

hirify.global conducts cancer research and provides patient care, education, and public-health programs in collaboration with Harvard Medical School-affiliated institutions.

What you will do

• Analyze whole-genome, transcriptomic, epigenomic, and single-cell sequencing data from pediatric tumor samples.
• Lead studies of therapy resistance, tumor behavior, and clinical outcomes using patient-derived data.
• Design and implement algorithms for biologically and clinically motivated questions in pediatric oncology.
• Develop data-processing, analysis, visualization, and high-throughput pipeline tools.
• Integrate datasets, clinical outcomes data, tools, and databases for collaborative research.
• Maintain, document, and share code, tools, and datasets with external collaborators and repositories.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in genetics, computational biology, statistics, computer science, biomedical engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline; candidates with an M.D. and comparable research experience are also encouraged to apply.
• Significant computational biology research experience, including R and/or Python and cloud computing.
• Strong background in statistics and biology, with experience managing and curating large datasets.
• Ability to conduct self-directed and guided research, meet deadlines, multitask, and collaborate across computer science and clinical medicine.
• Ability to work onsite in Boston to support collaboration, learning, and research progress.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative projects with hirify.global, the Broad Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and other institutions.
• Opportunities to identify approaches for personalized oncology care, clinical decision-making, biomarker development, and drug development.
• Co-mentoring opportunities for students and potential growth in developing multidisciplinary, project-oriented teams.
• Inclusive and respectful research environment focused on patient impact.