Computational Biologist

Computational Biologist

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue?our mission?at MSK and around the globe. One of the worlds most respected comprehensive centers devoted exclusively to cancer, we have been recognized as one of the top two cancer hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.

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We are seeking an individual with a creative and analytical mind to join Sloan Kettering Institutes Single-cell Analytics and Innovation Lab (SAIL). Is this you? We need you! The SAIL team accelerates biomedical discovery through the application of state-of-the-art algorithms to single-cell genomics datasets collected from patients, advanced mouse and organoid models of cancer, and developmental systems. You will implement and improve computational pipelines and methods that can be applied to cutting-edge data being generated at SAIL. These data are used to explore diverse questions, including the subjects of tumor heterogeneity, drug resistance, tumor stem cells, mechanism of immunotherapy, the emergence of metastasis, and the tumor-immune environment. SAIL bioinformatics is embedded in the group of Dr. Dana Peer, a leader in single-cell data analysis, providing guidance and a highly stimulating intellectual environment for analytical methods development.

You should have a background in statistics, machine learning, or computer science; any experience with genomics data is a plus, and you should be excited to learn how to adapt, develop and apply sophisticated algorithms to big biological data at one of the top cancer research institutes in the world. Your implementation of processing and visualization algorithms will allow data scientists, biologists, and clinicians to interact with and interpret the data. A key focus is the single-cell profiling of patient samples, with the goal of improving immunotherapy and precision medicine. Join us if you are eager to learn and want to make an impact!

You will:

• Implement, apply, and evaluate methods to process, normalize, organize, and visualize single-cell sequencing data
• Help to improve software pipelines and computational infrastructure at SAIL
• Prepare Python notebooks for interactive engagement with the data
• Provide initial analysis and biological interpretation of data
• Closely collaborate with research scientists, providing consultation, mentorship, and training on SAIL tools

You have:

• Minimum of Bachelors with core biology and computer science courses, or equivalent experience
• Analytical, reasoning, statistical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent ability to communicate with biologists
• Familiarity with high-throughput sequencing data
• Prefer experience with processing genomic data from sequencing technologies
• Knowledge of Python or R (preferably Python)

#LI-POST Location: 417 East 68th St. (Zuckerman)

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Pay Range $59,000.00-$91,500.00

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