Postdoctoral Associate (Computational Genomics)

Location: On-site in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, with required international travel and periodic on-site visits to Nigeria

Salary: $70,000–$92,666.67 per year

Company

Research work is conducted through a biomedical research institute and its Sabeti Lab in collaboration with the Institute of Genomics and Global Health.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and implement bioinformatics pipelines for viral genomic sequencing, including assembly, variant calling, lineage analysis, and phylogenetic analysis.
• Apply computational, machine learning, and statistical methods to genomic surveillance and epidemiological data.
• Build robust, scalable, reproducible pipelines for deployment in resource-variable settings, including partner sites in Nigeria.
• Collaborate with the Nigeria-based IGH team on deployment, troubleshooting, infrastructure adaptation, training, and knowledge transfer.
• Develop an independent research program in computational genomics or genomic epidemiology and pursue research questions using surveillance data.
• Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and contribute to broader scientific strategy.

Requirements

• PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, computer science, statistics, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience developing bioinformatics pipelines for genomic sequencing data.
• Proficiency with workflow languages such as Nextflow or Snakemake and programming languages such as Python or R.
• Experience with viral genome assembly, variant calling, and phylogenetic analysis using tools such as Nextstrain, IQ-TREE, or BEAST.
• Ability to define, execute, and communicate an independent research agenda, maintain version-controlled documentation, and work across international teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally, including to Nigeria, and work on-site as required.

Nice to have

• Experience with viral genomics.
• Experience working in global health or low- and middle-income country settings.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time schedule based on 40 hours per week.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• At least 13 paid holidays, winter closure, paid time off, and parental and family care leave.
• Employee assistance program and opportunities for international scientific collaboration and knowledge transfer.