Postdoctoral Associate, LC-MS Omics & Metabolomics Onsite

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

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate for the LC-MS-based Omics division in Pathology. Onsite position with a focus on metabolomics, lipidomics, and drug metabolism using advanced MS platforms.

Extensive training in mass spectrometry, metabolomics, and imaging mass spectrometry awaits. The role emphasizes methodological development, data analysis, and collaboration within a multidisciplinary lab environment, with NIH-like stipend guidelines

Qualifications

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• PhD or doctoral degree in analytical chemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, biochemistry or metabolomics.
• Demonstrated expertise in metabolomics or lipidomics workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize and validate LC-MS/LC-MS/MS methods for metabolomics, lipidomics and drug metabolism.
• Prepare and extract metabolites, lipids, drugs from biological matrices.
• Perform untargeted/targeted metabolomics and lipidomics studies.
• Analyze complex MS datasets using computational tools.
• Conduct in vitro drug metabolism studies with liver microsomes and hepatocytes.
• Identify drug metabolites with high-resolution MS/MS.
• Assess cellular toxicity and maintain rigorous experimental records.

Skills

LC-MS metabolomics

Lipidomics

Drug metabolism

MS data analysis

Experimental design

Computational tools

Cell culture basics

Education

MD or PhD in Basic/Health Science

PhD in analytical chemistry/pharmacology/biochem

Tools

Thermo Orbitrap Exploris MS

UHPLC/Q Exactive MS

Imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI/DESI)

Mass spectrometry software

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate for the LC-MS-based Omics division in Pathology. Onsite position with a focus on metabolomics, lipidomics, and drug metabolism using advanced MS platforms.

Extensive training in mass spectrometry, metabolomics, and imaging mass spectrometry awaits. The role emphasizes methodological development, data analysis, and collaboration within a multidisciplinary lab environment, with NIH-like stipend guidelines