Senior Bioinformatics Scientist – Brain Tumor Translational Genomics

1000scholars; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 104,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital seeks a Senior Bioinformatics Research Scientist to design and optimize computational analyses for pediatric brain tumor studies.

You will lead data-driven projects, develop reproducible pipelines, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to translate multi-omics insights into clinical practice. The role emphasizes advanced analytics, machine learning, and integration of bulk, single-cell, and spatial data, with a strong focus on cancer genomics and

Qualifications

• PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, and/or data science; 6+ years post-degree experience.
• Experience with bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and multi-omics data integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain bioinformatics analysis pipelines.
• Perform statistical analyses and data visualization for NBTP projects.
• Collaborate with clinicians and scientists across departments to translate findings.

Skills

NGS data analysis

R

Python

data visualization

machine learning

Education

PhD in bioinformatics or related

Master's with relevant post-degree experience

Tools

HPC

Nextflow

Snakemake

Git

Job description

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital seeks a Senior Bioinformatics Research Scientist to design and optimize computational analyses for pediatric brain tumor studies.

You will lead data-driven projects, develop reproducible pipelines, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to translate multi-omics insights into clinical practice. The role emphasizes advanced analytics, machine learning, and integration of bulk, single-cell, and spatial data, with a strong focus on cancer genomics and