Research Lab Data Analyst: Immunogenomics & Cancer Genomics

University of Southern California; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences invites applications for a Research Lab Technician II to support studies in immunogenomics, cancer genomics, and therapeutics.

The role covers molecular, cellular, and in vivo experiments and daily lab operations. Responsibilities include processing sequencing data, downstream analyses, and maintaining pipelines, with emphasis on rigor, data security, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, or a related field.
• Hands-on laboratory experience with routine molecular biology and cell culture techniques.
• Excellent organizational, record-keeping, and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• 1-2 years of bioinformatics or research data experience.
• Experience with NGS analysis tools (STAR, DESeq2, GATK, Seurat, Bioconductor).
• Experience with HPC/cluster computing (SLURM) and workflow managers (Snakemake/Nextflow).
• Experience with Git and reproducible analysis practices.

Responsibilities

• Process and run QC on sequencing data using established pipelines.
• Perform downstream analyses: differential expression, variant calling and annotation, pathway enrichment, clustering.
• Analyze data from high-throughput drug screens, flow cytometry, and preclinical mouse studies.
• Mine public omics resources (TCGA, BeatAML, GEO, DepMap) to support target discovery.
• Maintain and update analysis pipelines and scripts with version control.
• Organize lab datasets, metadata, and clinical annotations per IRB and data security.
• Run jobs on USC's HPC cluster and manage data storage.
• Prepare figures, tables, and summaries for meetings, presentations, and manuscripts.

Skills

Molecular biology techniques

Cell culture

Data analysis

Independent work

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology or related field

1-2 years bioinformatics/research data experience

Tools

STAR

DESeq2

GATK

Seurat

Bioconductor packages

SLURM

Snakemake/Nextflow

Git

Job description

The University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences invites applications for a Research Lab Technician II to support studies in immunogenomics, cancer genomics, and therapeutics.

The role covers molecular, cellular, and in vivo experiments and daily lab operations. Responsibilities include processing sequencing data, downstream analyses, and maintaining pipelines, with emphasis on rigor, data security, and