Cancer Genomics Scientist - Molecular Medicine

The Ohio State University; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University invites applications for a Research Scientist in Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics. The role encompasses cancer genomics, computational biology, and translational oncology within a multidisciplinary research setting.

You will design and lead studies on tumor biology, genomic profiling, and integrative analyses, guiding experimental and analytical work. Responsibilities include developing hypotheses, optimizing methods, mentoring staff, and contributing to publications

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in cancer biology, molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics, or related field.
• Four+ years of genomics and/or molecular research experience.
• Translational experience from bench work to patient-related research is a plus.
• Experience with cancer genomics, transcriptomics, and multi-omics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, and direct cancer genomics and translational oncology projects.
• Develop hypotheses, optimize lab and computational methods, and manage data generation and analysis.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and mentor researchers and students.
• Prepare manuscripts, abstracts, and grant proposals; present at conferences.

Skills

Cancer genomics

Computational biology

Translational oncology

Bioinformatics pipelines

Multi-omics analysis

Data analysis

Experiment design

Education

Doctoral degree in cancer biology or related field

Tools

R

Python

Bioconductor

Job description

The Ohio State University invites applications for a Research Scientist in Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics. The role encompasses cancer genomics, computational biology, and translational oncology within a multidisciplinary research setting.

You will design and lead studies on tumor biology, genomic profiling, and integrative analyses, guiding experimental and analytical work. Responsibilities include developing hypotheses, optimizing methods, mentoring staff, and contributing to publications