Postdoctoral Fellow: AI-Driven Predictive Oncology

City of Hope; Monrovia (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nath Lab at City of Hope is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in computational oncology, artificial intelligence, and data science to develop digital tumor models that predict treatment response and survival. You will work with clinicians and scientists, build scalable AI pipelines, and apply ML methods in HPC and GPU-enabled environments to advance precision oncology and translational studies.

Applicants will access multimodal clinical and molecular datasets from prospective trials and

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in genetics, cancer biology, computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science, systems biology, or related field with relevant experience.
• Candidates from quantitative disciplines are encouraged to apply if they have experience and interest in analysis of complex biological and clinical data.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and/or R, with experience analyzing large-scale molecular, clinical, or biomedical datasets.
• Experience developing or applying machine learning, statistical modeling, or artificial intelligence methods to complex biological, clinical, or engineering problems.
• Familiarity with multi-omic data analysis and predictive modeling is highly desirable.
• Experience with software development, cloud computing, data engineering, algorithm design, or scalable computational workflows is a strong plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI/ML models to predict patient outcomes, treatment response, disease progression, and survival using multimodal clinical and molecular data.
• Build and maintain computational pipelines for large-scale biomedical data analysis.
• Perform analyses in high-performance computing (HPC) and GPU-enabled environments.
• Collaborate with clinicians, computational scientists, and data scientists in a highly interdisciplinary setting.
• Present findings at internal and external collaborative meetings, scientific conferences, and publish in peer-reviewed publications.
• Work with the Principal Investigator to develop a personalized career development plan.

Skills

Python

R

Machine learning

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Ph.D. in genetics, cancer biology, computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science, systems biology, or related field

Tools

HPC environments

GPU-enabled systems

Cloud computing

Job description

The Nath Lab at City of Hope is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in computational oncology, artificial intelligence, and data science to develop digital tumor models that predict treatment response and survival. You will work with clinicians and scientists, build scalable AI pipelines, and apply ML methods in HPC and GPU-enabled environments to advance precision oncology and translational studies.

Applicants will access multimodal clinical and molecular datasets from prospective trials and