Job ID | 27082 | Type | Regular Full-Time | Location | US-WA-Seattle | Category | Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology |
The Ghajar Lab at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is searching for a computational scientist with a passion for applying and innovating single cell and spatial biology approaches to address some of the most fundamental questions in cell biology and cancer pathogenesis.
A computational scientist position (full-time/fully in-person) at the Bioinformatics Analyst II level is available immediately within The Laboratory for the Study of Metastatic Microenvironments, led by Cyrus Ghajar. The successful candidate will build novel pipelines to uncover clonal and phylogenetic relationships between primary breast tumors and their disseminated seeds. They will launch a new research endeavor focused on entirely on the application of spatial transcriptomics to enumerate , define and transform cellular microenvironments - or niches - within tissues. To do so, they will work closely with members of the Ghajar Laboratory to generate ideal tissue specimens, and profile them using state-of-the-art approaches. They will innovate (not simply apply) computational methods to analyze single cell and spatial transcriptomic data, and to visualize these data. And, they will contribute significantly to publications and funding applications showcasing this work.
The ideal candidate will have a PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, genetics, data science or related field. They will have extensive experience programming in R and/or Python. And they will apply this expertise to build upon existing computational tools - and invent others - to analyze an array of tissue-scale, cellular and subcellular features present in single cell and spatial transcriptomic data sets. They will be adept at displaying these data in an intuitive an artful manner. They will also generate theories and testable hypotheses based on these data, and help guide follow-up studies to answer what we view as some of the most fundamentally important questions in cell biology.
This role will be 100% onsite at our Seattle South Lake Union campus.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.
The annual base salary range for this position is from $76,606 to $114,878, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications. This position may be eligible for relocation assistance.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months).