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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · 2 days ago

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Epidemiology & Cancer Control

positionMemphis, TN
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the laboratory of Dr. Yadav Sapkota in the Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control. The role involves working on pharmacogenomics related to long-term toxicities of cancer therapy in childhood cancer survivors, and offers opportunities for extensive training in genetic epidemiology and access to cutting-edge research tools.

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Responsibilities

Work on projects related to pharmacogenomics of long-term toxicities of cancer therapy in childhood cancer survivors
Perform genetic association analyses for various long-term health outcomes among survivors of European and African ancestries
Analyze multi-omics and system genetics data for elucidating molecular mechanisms for health outcomes
Evaluate health disparities through pharmacogenomics
Work with large-scale whole genome and whole exome sequencing, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, proteomics, and metabolomics data
Interact with world leaders in the fields of cancer survivorship, genetics, stem cell pharmacogenomics, epidemiology, biostatistics, and computational biology
Gain extensive training and experience in genetic epidemiology and pharmacogenomics
Access cutting-edge tools/technologies and shared core facilities and resources
Receive grant-writing training opportunities and support

Qualification

PhD in geneticsStatistical geneticsHigh-throughput omics dataScientific programming RScientific programming PythonGenetic epidemiologyPublication recordCommunication

Required

PhD or equivalent degree in genetics, epidemiology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, or a related quantitative field
Strong publication record
Strong research interests in genetic epidemiology, pharmacogenomics, statistical genetics, or population genetics and experience in statistical and computational analyses of high-throughput omics data
Ability to code in one or more scientific programming languages (e.g., R, Python, C/C++)
Excellent communication and writing skills

Benefits

Competitive salary
Excellent benefits

Company

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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dateFounded in 1962
location
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
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http://stjude.org

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$62.4M
Key Investors
Kia MotorsKBR Charity Golf TournamentHyundai Hope On Wheels
2025-05-12Grant· $1.5M
2024-10-28Grant
2024-08-28Grant· $0.4M

Leadership Team

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Judy A. Habib
Chair, Board of Directors
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