Senior Scientist, Spatial Oncology & Single-Cell Analytics

Stellaromics, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellaromics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Scientist, Computational Oncology to drive spatial biology initiatives and bridge raw molecular data with high-resolution biological insight in oncology research.

You will lead analyses of high-dimensional spatial datasets, interpret tumor microenvironment biology, and collaborate with wet-lab scientists to design experiments and validate findings in a rapid biotech environment.

Qualifications

• PhD in cancer biology, molecular biology, genomics, computational biology, or a related field (or an MS with equivalent industry experience).
• Working fluency in spatial and single-cell computational concepts, specifically segmentation, deconvolution, and neighborhood analysis.
• Direct hands-on experience with major spatial platforms (Xenium, CosMx, GeoMx, MERSCOPE, Visium) or ability to independently stand up complex molecular platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead computational analysis and biological interpretation of high-dimensional spatial and single-cell oncology datasets.
• Analyze tumor microenvironment biology, including cellular composition, cell states, spatial organization, neighborhood dynamics, immune–tumor interactions, and tumor heterogeneity.
• Develop and apply analytical approaches for cellular segmentation, deconvolution, spatial neighborhood analysis, biomarker discovery, and tissue architecture characterization.
• Translate complex datasets into biologically meaningful hypotheses and actionable insights for oncology research.
• Collaborate with wet-lab scientists on experimental design, sample selection, panel design, controls, assay optimization, validation, and quality assessment.

Skills

Spatial analytics

Single-cell data analysis

Computational biology

Biological interpretation

Education

PhD in cancer biology or related field

MS with equivalent industry experience

Tools

Xenium

CosMx

GeoMx

MERSCOPE

Visium

Job description

Stellaromics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Scientist, Computational Oncology to drive spatial biology initiatives and bridge raw molecular data with high-resolution biological insight in oncology research.

You will lead analyses of high-dimensional spatial datasets, interpret tumor microenvironment biology, and collaborate with wet-lab scientists to design experiments and validate findings in a rapid biotech environment.