HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics (Farhat Lab)

Harvard University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard University seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics at the Farhat Lab. The role focuses on infectious disease genomics, requiring a PhD in Bioinformatics or related field. You will develop code and manage large-scale data while collaborating with a team. Key qualifications include strong coding skills and familiarity with genomic data analysis. This position offers a competitive salary based on post-PhD experience, along with benefits.

Qualifications

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• Strong coding/computing skills.
• Familiarity or strong interest in the analysis of pathogen genomic/molecular data.
• Experience with large-scale data management and production-ready software pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply code to process and analyze mycobacterial data.
• Manage large-scale data and produce production-ready pipelines.

Skills

Strong coding/computing skills

Familiarity with pathogen genomic/molecular data

Education

PhD in Bioinformatics or related field

Job description

HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics (Farhat Lab)

Title: HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics (Farhat Lab)

School: Harvard Medical School

Department/Area: Biomedical Informatics

Position Description

The Farhat Lab in the Department of Biomedical Informatics is seeking a highly motivated ‘dry lab’ postdoctoral research fellow to pursue innovative studies in infectious disease genomics. The research aims to enhance our understanding of the biology of M. tuberculosis infections and identify molecular markers for diagnosis and surveillance. The fellow will develop and apply code to process and analyze mycobacterial molecular and phenotype data, producing production‑ready pipelines for dissemination to other laboratories and for diagnostic use, and manage large‑scale data. The fellow will work with a team of computational and experimental postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, undergraduate students, and a software and web engineer.

Salary and Benefits

This position is salaried and benefits eligible. Postdoctoral fellow salary is determined by the number of years post‑PhD; further details are available at https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/guidelines. With this appointment, you are represented by the Harvard Academic Workers (HAW) – UAW for collective bargaining and matters affecting compensation and working conditions.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• Strong coding/computing skills.
• Familiarity or strong interest in the analysis of pathogen genomic/molecular data.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with large‑scale data management and production‑ready software pipelines.

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