Postdocoral Fellow

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Detroit seeks a talented computational biologist for a postdoctoral position in their biotechnology lab. The candidate will engage in cutting-edge research on stem cells, utilizing genome-scale functional genomics and single-cell technologies. Responsibilities include data processing, developing deep learning models, and publishing research. Ideal candidates should have a Doctoral Degree or M.D. along with some postdoctoral research experience. The role offers a collaborative atmosphere within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• 0-1 year of postdoctoral research experience in an academic or industrial lab setting.
• Experience with teaching assistantship in a university or clinical duties.

Responsibilities

• Conduct experiments and contribute to research design.
• Prepare and publish scientific manuscripts under direction.
• Develop expertise in lab skills and informatics.

Skills

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Independence of Action

Written Communications

Oral Communications

Knowledge

Team Work

Customer Service

Education

Doctoral Degree or M.D.

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Abudayyeh-Gootenberg lab at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School is looking for a talented computational biologist to join our biotechnology and molecular engineering group as a postdoc.

The candidate will join a team to study stem cells using genome-scale functional genomics approaches and single cell technologies. The candidate will be responsible for processing large amounts of single cell data, building deep learning models to understand the data, and work towards predictive models that can predict cellular responses to perturbations.

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Abides by the institutional policies of BIDMC relating to health and safety, equality of opportunity and data storage and management.
• Actively pursues research under the supervision of a principal investigator while developing skills for independent work.
• Receives training in and performs duties contributing to the investigational work of the team including formulation of research questions and design, conduct of experiments, and evaluation of results.
• Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under direction of PI.
• Develops expertise in desired lab skills/informatics/physics/clinical research.
• Develops proficiency with research tools and equipment.
• Develops ability to work with more independence as the fellowship progresses.
• Develops new ideas that promote current research; brings new expertise to the research program.
• Teaches skills and provides supervision of students and their projects when appropriate.
• Engages in collaborative meetings with other research groups.
• Attends and leads scientific seminars.
• Learns to identify, acknowledge and correct deficiencies in one's own performance.
• Pursues/secures independent funding near the end of the fellowship under the direction of PI.

Required Qualifications:

• Doctoral Degree or M.D.
• 0-1 year of postdoctoral research experience in academic or industrial lab setting, and/or teaching assistantship in a university setting, and/or residency, and/or clinical duties beyond that of the qualifying doctoral degree.

Competencies:

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
• Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures.
• Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s).

Physical Nature of the Job: Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move throughout the hospital campus.

Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. We have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities.

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