Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Computational Biologist - Gillani Lab

Location: Boston, MA, US; 100% onsite

Salary: $72,000–$76,385 per year

Company

hirify.global conducts cancer research, provides patient care, educates physician-researchers, and collaborates with Harvard-affiliated hospitals and other research institutions.

What you will do

• Analyze genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic datasets from pediatric cancer research.
• Perform whole-genome and single-cell sequencing analyses of tumor samples.
• Study therapy resistance, tumor behavior, and clinical outcomes using patient-derived data.
• Develop and implement artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms for pediatric oncology research.
• Build, integrate, document, and maintain data-processing tools, databases, pipelines, code, and datasets.
• Collaborate with researchers across computational science, clinical medicine, and partner institutions, while co-mentoring students.

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 may also apply.
• Significant computational biology research experience, including experience with 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 collaborative research, communicate effectively, meet deadlines, and manage multiple tasks.
• Interest in cancer biology or medicine and willingness to learn new languages and tools.
• Ability to work onsite in Boston and support integration with the collaborative research team.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative projects involve hirify.global, the Broad Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and other institutions.
• Research may support personalized oncology, clinical decision-making, biomarker discovery, and rational drug development.
• Opportunities to develop multidisciplinary, project-oriented teams and mentor students.
• Work is conducted in an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and respectful environment.