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MD Anderson Cancer Center · 19 hours ago

Postdoctoral Fellow - Translational Molecular Pathology

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$64K/yr - $76K/yr

MD Anderson Cancer Center is a leading institution in cancer research and treatment, and they are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Translational Molecular Pathology. The role involves developing advanced AI tools for computational pathology and requires strong computational skills and experience in handling multimodal high-dimensional data sources.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalMedical

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Learn and master skills for in-depth profiling and distillation/fusion of heterogeneous multimodal high-dimensional data sources (tissue images and transcriptomics/proteomics/metabolomics data)

Gain extensive experience on developing and applying state-of-the-art AI frameworks in vision/language/omics

Be trained heavily on efficient and clear communication with collaborators in clinical settings, mentoring junior trainees, publishing high-impact articles, and writing grants for career development

Qualification

Computational skillsPythonPyTorchAI model trainingTissue image analysisOmics data analysisGPU cluster trainingOpen-source engagementPublication backgroundResearch workflow organizationCommunication skillsCollaboration ability

Required

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Biomedical data sciences or a related field

Strong computational skills

Proficient in python and pytorch with extensive experience of training/validating AI models (computer vision and LLM)

Extensive experience in handling and analyzing tissue image data (H&E whole-slide images) and/or omics data (bulk-seq, spatial omics data)

Experience in large-scale, high-performance GPU cluster training and job handling

Experience with open-source codebases (Github, Hugging Face) and engagement with the developer community

Strong publication background

Proven track record of journal publications (or submissions) and/or premier ML conferences

Strong communication, writing, and collaboration ability

Ability to conduct well-organized and reproducible research workflow

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Paid time off

Retirement

Tuition benefits

Educational opportunities

Individual and team recognition

Company

MD Anderson Cancer Center

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MD Anderson Cancer Center is a cancer treatment and research institution which gives treatment, and research of all types of cancer.

Founded in 1994

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.mdanderson.org/

H1B Sponsorship

MD Anderson Cancer Center has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$16.2M

Key Investors

Break Through CancerGastro-Intestinal Research Foundation

2023-05-16Grant· $2.7M

2023-01-24Grant· $3.5M

2022-04-19Grant· $10M

Leadership Team

David Tweardy

Professor

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