Postdoctoral Researcher: AI-Driven Cancer Epidemiology

Washington University; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis seeks a postdoctoral researcher to advance understanding of early-onset cancers through population data, omics, and AI. You will design studies, analyze complex datasets, and collaborate with clinicians and scientists across sites.

Knowledge in molecular epidemiology, data science, and informatics is preferred. You will mentor trainees, contribute to manuscripts, and help prepare grant applications while maintaining rigorous ethical standards and good

Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent terminal or doctoral degree.
• No specific certifications required.
• No specific work experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead interdisciplinary research integrating large-scale population and clinical data with multi-omics, biology, and AI to investigate causes and biomarkers of early-onset cancers.
• Develop and execute studies from literature review and hypothesis formulation through study design, protocol development, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination.
• Apply rigorous and reproducible methods to complex population, clinical, and molecular data using R, Python, SAS, or related tools, with well-documented code and analytic workflows.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with cohort leaders, data providers, clinicians, biostatisticians, bioinformaticians, data scientists, and basic scientists on multisite projects.
• Coordinate scientific activities across projects, including data acquisition, harmonization, analysis, and communication among collaborators.
• Lead and contribute to original and review manuscripts, scientific presentations, and grant applications, and present findings at internal meetings and conferences.
• Mentor graduate students, research assistants, and other trainees.

Skills

Collaboration

Data Analysis

Data Interpretations

Experimentation

Laboratory Operations

Laboratory Techniques

Researching

Results Reporting

Scientific Writing

Education

Ph.D., M.D. Or Equivalent Terminal Or Doctoral Degree

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis seeks a postdoctoral researcher to advance understanding of early-onset cancers through population data, omics, and AI. You will design studies, analyze complex datasets, and collaborate with clinicians and scientists across sites.

Knowledge in molecular epidemiology, data science, and informatics is preferred. You will mentor trainees, contribute to manuscripts, and help prepare grant applications while maintaining rigorous ethical standards and good