St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · 3 months ago
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Computational Biology
Memphis, TN
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to study the roles of gene dysregulation and genome organization in pediatric cancers. The successful candidate will lead computationally focused scientific research projects, collaborate on project design, develop new computational methods, and analyze data from high-throughput sequencing applications.
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Responsibilities
Lead computationally focused scientific research projects with increasing independence over time
Collaborate on project and analysis design guided by their PI
Develop new computational methods
Adhere to field and lab standards for data analysis
Identify, process, organize, interpret, review, and report relevant data
Direct data collection
Present research to colleagues within and outside the institution; draft a complex manuscript with minimal supervision, as required
Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution
Maintains regular and predictable attendance
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. degree or equivalent in Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, or related field
Candidates must hold a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, or equivalent). Applicants with a PhD in a quantitative field (computational biology, bioinformatics, systems biology, genetics/genomics, statistics, mathematics, computer science, or related fields) are encouraged to apply
Strong candidates from a primarily wet-lab or clinical background who wish to develop sophisticated quantitative skills will also be considered
Successful candidates will have a track record of scientific productivity, e.g., a first author paper, or a demonstrable contribution to a large project
Experience in chromatin and expression analysis technologies is desired
Ideal candidates will have experience building, tailoring, and deploying analysis pipelines using widely available genomic analysis toolkits (e.g. bedtools, samtools, HiCPro, Tuxedo tools), as well as experience managing large numbers of datasets
Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential
Preferred
Experience with applied high-throughput sequencing analysis methods, including but not limited to alignment, coverage quantification, differential coverage statistics, and multi-omic integration
Additional experience in the fundamental understanding of gene expression mechanisms (e.g. transcription factors, enhancers, genome structure, and transcriptional condensates), and experience building succinct, clear figures using R are preferred
Company
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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