Research Fellow-Sethi Lab (Computational Cancer Biology)

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

Salary: $72,000–$76,385 per year

Company

hirify.global conducts cancer research, patient care, medical education, and public health programs in partnership with Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

What you will do

• Formulate independent research questions in computational cancer biology.
• Develop and execute computational analyses of complex genomic datasets.
• Study gastrointestinal cancer evolution, cell-state plasticity, cancer initiation, progression, and therapeutic resistance.
• Collaborate closely with experimental scientists and interpret results in biological context.
• Present findings internally and externally and contribute to manuscripts and grant applications.
• Mentor junior trainees and transfer knowledge within the laboratory.

Requirements

• Ph.D., M.D., or M.D./Ph.D. in quantitative or computational biology or a related discipline.
• Background in computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, statistics, computer science, systems biology, cancer biology, or a related field.
• Experience with single-cell RNA-seq or single-cell ATAC-seq.
• Experience with epigenomic analysis, chromatin biology, spatial transcriptomics, or other spatial-omics approaches.
• Experience with multimodal data integration or computational analysis of longitudinal or perturbational experiments.
• Must work onsite in Boston, Massachusetts.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative laboratory with established datasets, experimental systems, and senior scientific expertise.
• Planned overlap with experienced laboratory members for transfer of computational frameworks, biological knowledge, and experimental context.
• Freedom to establish new research questions and approaches.
• Inclusive, diverse, equitable, and caring work environment.
• Full-time fellowship position with a stated annual salary range.