Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH-32076-175

Mount Sinai Medical Center; Town of Madison (NY); On-site; USD 67,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System in New York, NY, is seeking highly motivated postdoctoral researchers to lead projects in immune monitoring. The role focuses on analyzing high-plex immunologic datasets across diverse diseases, coordinating with clinicians and lab scientists to derive meaningful insights from single-cell and bulk sequencing data.

The position emphasizes end-to-end data processing, interpretation of immune-cell populations, and collaboration on translational research questions within

Qualifications

• Ph.D. required.
• Experience working in a research laboratory setting.
• Experience analyzing high-dimensional genomic datasets in a biological, clinical, or translational research setting.
• Strong understanding of molecular biology and immunology.
• Ability to interpret genomic results using immune-cell markers, signaling pathways, transcriptional programs, and disease-specific biological context.
• Strong proficiency in R, Python and related single-cell data structures, analytical frameworks and HPC.
• Knowledge of statistical methods used in genomic and high-dimensional biological data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects supporting translational and clinical research within an Immune Monitoring Center.
• Analyze bulk, single-cell multiomic, and spatial sequencing data from raw-data processing to interpretation.
• Characterize immune-cell populations, transcriptional states, and tissue-specific immune responses.
• Integrate molecular, spatial, clinical, and experimental data across tissues and patient cohorts.
• Collaborate with wet-lab scientists, clinicians, immunologists, and pathologists on experimental design and data interpretation.
• Develop and maintain reproducible analytical workflows and generate reports for ongoing projects.

Skills

R

Python

HPC

Genomic data analysis

Immune monitoring

Education

Ph.D.

Tools

R

Python

Job description

Description

Salary: According to UAW/Mount Sinai agreement, starting salary $74,692

Department: 866 – Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy

Location: Hess – 1470 Madison Ave., 5th & 6th Floors, New York, NY 10029

West Campus – 619 W. 54th St., 9th Floor, New York, NY 10019

Department website: https://icahn.mssm.edu/about/departments-offices/immunology-immunotherapy

Laboratory website: https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/human-immune-monitoring-center

Responsibilities

The Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Division of Human Immune Monitoring Center (HIMC) is seeking highly motivated postdocs to lead projects aimed at supporting translational and clinical research within an Immune Monitoring Center by analyzing high-plex immunologic datasets generated across diverse diseases, tissues and patient cohorts. This role works closely with immunologists, clinicians, wet‑laboratory scientists, and computational researchers to characterize immune‑cell populations, cellular states, regulatory programs, and tissue‑specific immune responses. This position is responsible for the end-to-end processing and analysis of bulk, single‑cell multiomic, and spatial sequencing data, from raw‑data processing and quality assessment through biological interpretation and communication of findings.

Goals/Outcomes of the Research Project: A major focus of the role is translating complex sequencing data into biologically meaningful insights related to immune activation, inflammation, tissue microenvironments, disease mechanisms, treatment response, and potential biomarkers.

Technical Duties: (include any protocols)

• Perform independent research and process, quality control integrate, and interpret high-dimensional omics data to characterize immune‑cell populations, transcriptional states, chromatin accessibility, inflammatory pathways, and disease‑associated signatures.
• Characterize the composition and functional state of immune populations to study transcriptional states, immune activation, exhaustion, regulation, cellular heterogeneity, and identify disease‑associated immune signatures, inflammatory pathways and candidate biomarkers across patient cohorts and experimental conditions.
• Integrate molecular, spatial, clinical, and experimental data across tissues, disease states, and treatment groups to investigate immune mechanisms and tissue microenvironments.
• Collaborate with we‑laboratory scientists, clinicians, immunologists, and pathologists on experimental design, assay troubleshooting, data interpretation, and translational research questions.
• Develop and maintain reproducible analytical workflows and generate, reports, and summaries for ongoing projects, manuscripts, and other collaborative studies.

7. Co‑lead training seminars.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. required
• Experience working in a research laboratory setting
• Experience analyzing high-dimensional genomic datasets in a biological, clinical, or translational research setting.
• Strong understanding of molecular biology and immunology.
• Ability to interpret genomic results using immune‑cell markers, signaling pathways, transcriptional programs, and disease‑specific biological context.
• Strong proficiency in R, python and related single‑cell data structures, analytical frameworks and HPC.
• Knowledge of statistical methods used in genomic and high‑dimensional biological data analysis.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the ISMMS and the Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee - UAW.

Wages and benefits: See Article 5 and 13 of The collective bargaining agreement found online at https://sinaipostdocunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/12-17-23-SPOC-UAW-_-Mount-Sinai-Tentative-Agreement-FINAL-PDF.pdf.

Our mission at Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Mount Sinai Health System is committed to diversity and equal opportunity

Employer Description

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai's unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well‑being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several