Senior Bioinformatics Research Scientist / Bioinformatics Research Scientist Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program (NBTP) (Cancer Genomics)

Location: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Salary: $104,000–$186,160 per year

Company

hirify.global is a pediatric research hospital conducting translational studies to improve outcomes for children with serious diseases, including malignant brain tumors.

What you will do

• Analyze, visualize, and statistically evaluate complex biological and clinical datasets.
• Design, develop, improve, and operate bioinformatics data-analysis pipelines.
• Apply machine learning and integrate bulk, single-cell, spatial, genomic, transcriptomic, epigenomic, and proteomic datasets.
• Develop and maintain research databases, analytical programs, protocols, and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with investigators, clinicians, bioinformatics personnel, software developers, and external research partners.
• Coordinate projects, oversee quality checks, provide training, and troubleshoot computational analyses independently.

Requirements

• Relevant degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, data science, statistics, computer science, or a related field with a biological or chemical sciences background.
• At least 6 years of relevant post-degree experience with a bachelor's degree; alternatively, 4+ years with a master's degree or no experience with a PhD for the Bioinformatics Research Scientist level.
• For the senior-level track, a master's degree with 6+ years of experience or a PhD with 2+ years of experience is required; a PhD is preferred.
• Experience analyzing high-throughput sequencing data, including short-read Illumina and long-read PacBio or Oxford Nanopore whole-genome sequencing.
• Proficiency in R or Python, statistical analysis, data integration and harmonization, and reproducible workflow tools such as Nextflow or Snakemake, with Git version control.
• Strong knowledge of cancer genomics, human genetics, transcriptomics, epigenetics, NGS analysis, problem-solving, communication, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Nice to have

• Experience with long-read sequencing, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq or CUT&RUN, Hi-C, DNA methylation, single-cell or single-nucleus RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and quantitative proteomics.
• Experience building analytical tools and working in a high-performance computing environment.
• Translational publications in cancer genomics, epigenomics, single-cell, or spatial omics.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative translational research environment within the Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program.
• Work with internal and prominent external collaborators across diverse disciplines.
• Benefits are available through St. Jude.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.