Senior Bioinformatics Lead — Cancer Multi-Omics & Analytics

001 University of Rochester; United States; On-site; USD 97,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Rochester is seeking a senior bioinformatics specialist within the Radiation Oncology M&D department to lead multi-omic analyses and integrate clinico-genomic data with spatial-omics to study tumor evolution and treatment response.

Responsibilities include directing bioinformatics operations, mentoring staff, and collaborating with national and international teams to advance translational cancer research. PhD required with 3+ years of experience and strong Python/R skills.

Qualifications

• PhD with 3+ years of relevant experience is required.
• Strong knowledge of data mining algorithms and machine learning.
• Familiarity with next-generation sequencing analysis workflows.
• Proficiency in R and Python.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis of high-throughput multi-omic data to investigate tumor evolution and radiation response.
• Integrate clinico-genomic and spatial-omics data using ML and statistics.
• Direct bioinformatics operations and advise on complex oncology datasets.
• Develop educational materials for highly technical cancer biology research.
• Collaborate with faculty, clinicians, bioinformaticians, and external partners.

Skills

Data mining

Machine learning

Statistics

R

Python

Communication skills

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

NGS workflows

Bioinformatics pipelines

Job description

The University of Rochester is seeking a senior bioinformatics specialist within the Radiation Oncology M&D department to lead multi-omic analyses and integrate clinico-genomic data with spatial-omics to study tumor evolution and treatment response.

Responsibilities include directing bioinformatics operations, mentoring staff, and collaborating with national and international teams to advance translational cancer research. PhD required with 3+ years of experience and strong Python/R skills.