Cancer Genomics Computational Biologist (Postdoc)

Baylor College of Medicine; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine's Cheng Lab in the Department of Medicine is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to advance bioinformatics and computational biology in Cancer Genomics and Immunology. The role focuses on developing and applying computational approaches to study cancer progression, metastasis, and prognosis, working closely with experimental biologists and clinicians in a team‑based environment.

The position involves processing single‑cell and spatial transcriptomics data, mentoring

Qualifications

• MD or PhD in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Develops and/or applies computational approaches to understand the mechanism of cancer development, progression, metastasis, and prognosis.
• Collaborates closely with experimental biologists and clinicians to design studies, validate computational findings, and support translational applications of research discoveries.
• Participates in regular joint meetings to present findings, discuss ongoing projects, and align research strategies with lab and departmental priorities.
• Assists in mentoring and training of junior researchers in computational techniques and bioinformatics best practices.
• Translates complex computational results into biologically meaningful insights in collaboration with wet‑lab teams.
• Maintains thorough documentation of analyses, pipelines, and datasets in version‑controlled environments.
• Collaborates with experimental biologists and clinicians in the Cheng lab to apply computational and bioinformatics approaches to study cancer development, progression, metastasis, and prognosis.
• Designs, analyses, interprets complex datasets, and translates findings into biologically meaningful insights within a multidisciplinary research environment.
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

Skills

R

Python

Matlab

Perl

Bioinformatics

Machine learning

Education

MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science

PhD in Computational Biology

Tools

R

Python

Matlab

Perl

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine's Cheng Lab in the Department of Medicine is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to advance bioinformatics and computational biology in Cancer Genomics and Immunology. The role focuses on developing and applying computational approaches to study cancer progression, metastasis, and prognosis, working closely with experimental biologists and clinicians in a team‑based environment.

The position involves processing single‑cell and spatial transcriptomics data, mentoring