Computational Biologist I – Leukemia & Single-Cell Genomics

Oregon Health & Science University; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Retirement plans

208 hours PTO per year

Sick time

9 paid holidays

Commuter subsidies

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance & disability

Merit growth opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) invites applications for a Computational Biologist, Level 1, in the Anupriya Agarwal Laboratory at the Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, OR. You will lead data-driven projects deciphering leukemia initiation and drug resistance using single-cell multi-omics, collaborating across biology and computation.

The role emphasizes independent project management, data preparation, analysis, and presentation, with mentorship and a focus on early cancer

Qualifications

• Master's in Computational Biology or related field OR Bachelor's in Computational Biology with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience analyzing omics data (genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic) for target or biomarker discovery.
• Ability to implement statistical methods for dataset processing (quality checks, normalization, differential features).
• Experience developing reproducible, scalable analytics pipelines and HPC workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage and advance independent projects within the Agarwal Lab.
• Prepare data, perform analyses, and present findings related to leukemia initiation and drug resistance.
• Collaborate with biologists and computational scientists to translate results into targets.
• Contribute to open data practices and robust documentation of workflows.

Skills

Omics data analysis

R or Python

Analytics pipelines

Statistical methods

HPC workflows

Project management

Education

Master's Degree in Computational Biology or related field

Bachelor's Degree in Computational Biology or related field with 3 years experience

Tools

R

Python

Job description

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) invites applications for a Computational Biologist, Level 1, in the Anupriya Agarwal Laboratory at the Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, OR. You will lead data-driven projects deciphering leukemia initiation and drug resistance using single-cell multi-omics, collaborating across biology and computation.

The role emphasizes independent project management, data preparation, analysis, and presentation, with mentorship and a focus on early cancer