Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioinformatics

Description: The Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a postdoctoral fellow in bioinformatics, to work with Drs. Nikhil Munshi and Giovanni Parmigiani on bioinformatics projects within the outstanding multiple myeloma program at DFCI. The position offers excellent scientific training opportunities in a highly stimulating and interdisciplinary environment involving close interactions between computational scientists, medical oncologists and basic scientists.

Qualifications: Applicants should have a strong quantitative background and hold a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistics or Biostatistics. Previous interdisciplinary collaboration experience, and previous experience with ChIP-seq or other second generation sequencing data are highly desirable. Good communication and programming skills are required.

Additional Information: Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae to Dr. Parmigiani via email to bcb.search@jimmy.harvard.edu and arrange for three recommendation letters to be sent to the same address.

Organizational Description: The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. As an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute, the Institute also provides training for new generations of physicians and scientists, designs programs that promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations, and disseminates innovative patient therapies and scientific discoveries to our target community across the United States and throughout the world.

Dana-Farber encourages a working environment that respects the dignity and value of each staff member while meeting the needs of the Institute. We strive to ensure our excellence in people, management, and diversity practices is as rich as our excellence in cancer care, prevention, and research. Dana-Farber is committed to creating and retaining a prepared, diverse workforce, and to supporting career opportunities for current and future employees.