Postdoc in AI for Biomedicine - Casale Group

Human Technopole; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Human Technopole in Milan is seeking a Postdoc in AI for Biomedicine to develop next-generation computational approaches using single‑cell, spatial, imaging and multimodal molecular data to understand how cellular and tissue biology shapes human disease.

You will work at the intersection of machine learning, computational biology and human genetics, with opportunities to lead methodological innovation and collaborations across Europe.

Qualifications

• PhD in ML/AI/Computational Biology or related field, or expected completion within six months.
• Strong publication record in ML/biomedicine or related areas.
• Excellent Python programming and experience with large biological datasets.

Responsibilities

• Develop next-generation AI methods for multimodal biomedical data.
• Advance computational models linking cellular biology to disease mechanisms.
• Collaborate across computational, biological and clinical groups and publish results.

Skills

Publication record

Python programming

ML fundamentals

Communication/writing

Deep learning (multimodal)

Education

PhD in ML/AI/Computational Biology/Bioinformatics

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

Job description

Build the science that shapes the future of human health.

Application closing date: 04.11.2026

Join a place where ambitious science thrives

Human Technopole (Milan) is a rapidly expanding life science institute where international researchers and cutting‑edge technologies converge to accelerate biomedical discovery. Our mission is to transform bold scientific ideas into advances that improve human health.

Within this mission, the Casale Group in the Health Data Science Centre develops AI methods that transform population‑scale human data into mechanistic models of disease. Our research integrates large‑scale human genetics with molecular and clinical data to generate testable hypotheses that accelerate biological discovery and therapeutic innovation.

We are recruiting an ambitious Postdoc in AI for Biomedicine to develop next‑generation computational approaches to understand how cellular and tissue biology shapes human disease.

Your mission

As Postdoc in AI for Biomedicine, you will develop next‑generation computational approaches to understand cellular and tissue biology from single‑cell, spatial, imaging, and multimodal molecular data. You will develop models that capture cellular states, tissue organization, and biological programs, and connect these representations to mechanisms of human disease.

Your work will sit at the intersection of machine learning, computational biology, and human genetics, with opportunities to lead methodological innovation and drive high‑impact biological discoveries.

The role will give you access to population‑scale human genetics, rich multimodal molecular and clinical datasets, and world‑class AI and experimental research environments. This combination provides a unique foundation for ambitious research and enables biological questions to be explored at unprecedented scale.

As part of Human Technopole’s interdisciplinary AI ecosystem, you will engage closely with the European AI community, including through collaborations with Helmholtz Munich and connections to the ELLIS network. Your work will benefit from interactions with computational, biological, and clinical groups across the institute, alongside opportunities for international collaboration, research exchanges, interdisciplinary training, and engagement with industry.

You will also draw on the group’s established network across leading academic institutions and industry partners in Europe and North America, helping you build collaborations, broaden your expertise, and accelerate the impact of your research.

Grow your skills

• You will enhance your scientific and professional skills by:
• Developing next‑generation AI methods integrating human genetics and multimodal biology.
• Driving biological discovery across population‑scale, molecular, and clinical data.
• Building an internationally recognized research profile through top publications and conferences.
• Shaping the future of AI for science across academia, industry, and entrepreneurship.

What you’ll bring

Essential

• PhD in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or a related quantitative discipline, or expected completion within the next six months.
• Strong publication record in machine learning, computational biology, or biomedicine, including methodological work and/or impactful computational studies addressing important biological or biomedical questions.
• Excellent programming skills in Python and experience analysing large‑scale biological or biomedical datasets.
• Strong understanding of modern machine learning and AI, together with a solid foundation in the computational analysis of omics and other high‑dimensional biological data.

Preferred

• Experience developing deep learning models for multimodal biomedical data.
• Experience with imaging, single‑cell, spatial transcriptomics, electronic health records, or other large‑scale biomedical datasets.
• Experience with modern AI frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, JAX) and large‑scale computing environments.
• Familiarity with human genetics is advantageous.

Organizational and social skills

• Strong analytical thinking and scientific curiosity.
• Ability to work independently while thriving in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication and scientific writing skills.
• Creativity, intellectual humility, and enthusiasm for tackling challenging biological questions.
• Self‑motivated, proactive, and eager to take ownership of ambitious research projects.

Why Human Technopole

HT offers an international and dynamic workplace, competitive welfare provisions, flexible working policies and relocation support. Researchers moving to Italy benefits from attractive tax benefits. We promote work–life balance and provide parental support initiatives.

This is a fixed‑term 3‑year contract, offered under CCNL Chimico Farmaceutico, level B2.

Salary: up to € 43k depending on the candidate's seniority.

The position is based in Milan, Italy.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates belonging to protected categories (L. 68/99).

The foundation reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend, suspend, modify, revoke, or cancel this job posting without giving rise to any rights or claims whatsoever in favour of the candidates; the foundation reserves, however, the right not to proceed with the awarding of the above‑described assignment due to the effect of supervening regulatory provisions and/or obstrusive…