Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2 months ago
Technical Associate I, Jones Lab
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
2+ years expMassachusetts Institute of Technology is seeking a Technical Associate I to join the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. The role involves supporting computational objectives, establishing data resources, and developing analytical pipelines for cancer research projects.
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Responsibilities
Supporting the computational objectives of our group
Establishing data resources and analytical pipelines
Contributing to, and possibly lead, research projects that will appear in conferences and scientific journals
Curating publicly-available cancer data resources for research projects
Development of computational pipelines and software for single-cell, long-read, spatial genomics, lineage-tracing, and microscopy assays
Developing data pipelines for new technologies in collaboration with our colleagues in the High-Throughput Sciences, Histology, Microscopy, and IGB: Genomics core facilities
Training and deployment of machine-learning models for studying aspects of tumor evolution
Keeping detailed code and analysis notebooks, and records of plans and progress
Giving journal club and lab progress presentations at lab meetings
Working collaboratively with our interdisciplinary team of computational and experimental scientists, as well as with colleagues across MIT
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in computer science, bioinformatics, statistics, bioengineering, or a related field
A minimum of two years of hands-on experience in a computational research setting (academic or industry), which may include experience gained as an undergraduate
Proficiency in coding and utilization of machine-learning tools and approaches
High degree of independence and self-motivation
Strong ability to work collaboratively with others in our group, as well as with colleagues at MIT
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously
Preferred
Research experience in the field of genomics and/or cancer biology
Familiarity with the fields of cancer biology and systems biology
Company
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.11BKey Investors
US Department of EnergyAlfred P. Sloan FoundationMassachusetts Life Sciences Center
2023-08-15Grant
2021-01-01Grant· $1.5M
2020-01-30Grant· $0.07M
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Carlos Botelho de Paula Filho
Chief Technology Officer at Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI)
Gaspare LoDuca
Vice President for Information Systems & Technology and CIO
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