Cancer Genomics & Immunology Bioinformatics Postdoc

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics to advance cancer genomics, immunology, and related computational methodologies. Collaboration with experimental teams is emphasized, with exposure to cutting-edge single-cell and spatial transcriptomics data.

The role requires a Ph.D. (or MD) in a relevant field, strong programming skills, and experience with NGS data.

Qualifications

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.
• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field (e.g. statistics, computer science, or quantitative biology).
• Experience in next-generation sequencing data and scRNA-seq data.

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

Bioinformatics

Cancer biology

Computational biology

Single-cell data

Education

MD or PhD in Basic Science/Health Science/related field

PhD in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics

Tools

R

Python

Matlab

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics to advance cancer genomics, immunology, and related computational methodologies. Collaboration with experimental teams is emphasized, with exposure to cutting-edge single-cell and spatial transcriptomics data.

The role requires a Ph.D. (or MD) in a relevant field, strong programming skills, and experience with NGS data.