Liquid Biopsy & MRD Computational Scientist

IFOM; Lombardia; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

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Descripción de la vacante

IFOM in Milan seeks a Computational Scientist and Bioinformatician to join the Computational Oncology and Bioinformatics Unit for cutting-edge liquid biopsy and MRD research. You will work on ctDNA interpretation, tumour genomics, and method development, collaborating across biology, computation and clinical research.

The position requires a PhD with strong computational biology skills, experience in NGS data analysis, and a collaborative, problem-solving mindset for high-impact scientific work.

Formación

• Strong foundations in cancer genetics, molecular oncology, genomics and/or computational biology.
• Demonstrated experience in analysis of NGS/genomic data and interpretation of complex datasets.
• Programming experience in Python and/or R; familiarity with Linux/command-line environments.

Responsabilidades

• Explore hypotheses in liquid biopsy and MRD, evaluating existing approaches and opportunities for methodological innovation.
• Critically evaluate genomic results and factors affecting sensitivity and interpretation of ctDNA signals.
• Design reproducible analytical/validation strategies using computational tools and institutional infrastructure.
• Handle research data responsibly following approved protocols and privacy requirements.
• Contribute to scientific manuscripts and collaborations.
• Develop independent methodological contributions to advance the unit's research program.
• Evaluate novel computational approaches to improve detection of low-abundance signals in liquid biopsy and MRD.

Conocimientos

Cancer genetics

Molecular oncology

Genomics

Computational biology

Python

R

Linux

Educación

PhD in a relevant field

Herramientas

Python

R

Linux

Descripción del empleo

IFOM in Milan seeks a Computational Scientist and Bioinformatician to join the Computational Oncology and Bioinformatics Unit for cutting-edge liquid biopsy and MRD research. You will work on ctDNA interpretation, tumour genomics, and method development, collaborating across biology, computation and clinical research.

The position requires a PhD with strong computational biology skills, experience in NGS data analysis, and a collaborative, problem-solving mindset for high-impact scientific work.