Postdoctoral Researcher / Computational Biologist

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Job date: 2014-12-05
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Company : Memorial Sloan Kettering 

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Role : Postdoc 


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Postdoctoral Researcher Computational Biology Sarcoma Disease Management Program Departments of Surgery, Medical Oncology and Pathology New York, NY The Sarcoma Disease Management Program and the Computational Biology Center at MSK is searching for an outstanding scientist with a strong interest in developing and applying computational methods to cancer biology. Specifically we are seeking a candidate with experience in both bioinformatics – in particular, the bioinformatics of next-generation sequencing and high throughput genomic analysis – and systems biology to lead the effort to analyze high throughput and genomic data from an extensive dataset of patients treated at MSK for soft tissue sarcoma.

The candidate will have the opportunity to interact with expert investigators in computational biology, sarcoma biology, translational therapeutics, and molecular pathology. The candidate will also analyze high throughput genomic data and work with computational and laboratory-based investigators to identify the mutational programs and pathways involved in sarcomagenesis and to identify novel therapeutic targets.

Position requires a PhD or equivalent in biological science, mathematics, physics, bioinformatics, or a related field with a strong quantitative background. Proficiency with scientific computing software (Matlab, R) and scripting languages are also required. The ideal candidate will have solid programming skills and extensive research experience in the biological sciences. For consideration, please send CV, bibliography, brief statement of research interests, and names of 3 references to bic-recruit@cbio.mskcc.org. Please put "#sarcoma" in the subject line of your reply.

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