Postdoctoral Fellow - Asthma Research Center

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Job Summary

The Asthma Research Center (ARC) in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is looking for an exceptional postdoctoral fellow to advance research in asthma precision medicine, with a focus on bioinformatics and multi-omics, under the supervision of ARC Director Dr. Elliot Israel and Associate Director Dr. Craig Hersh. The fellow will work on one of several projects which include datasets of RNA-sequencing, metabolomics, and/or other omics from blood and respiratory samples with corresponding clinical, imaging, and genotyping data. In addition, these projects will be generating new omics datasets in banked clinical specimens. The fellow will take primary responsibility for data analysis and management, sharing results with the research team, presenting at local and national meetings, and preparing conference abstracts and manuscripts for publication. The fellow will work with an interdisciplinary team, consisting of clinician-investigators, clinical trials staff, laboratory technicians, bioinformaticians, genetic epidemiologists, and translational scientists.

Qualified candidates should have:

• Ph.D. in bioinformatics, statistics, genetics, computational biology, or a related quantitative field
• Strong programming skills in R / Bioconductor.
• Experience in analysis of RNA-sequencing, genetics, metabolomics or other omics data is mandatory.
• Research experience in asthma or another respiratory condition is strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and documentation skills.
• Ability to adhere to reproducible research standards.
• Ability to work well in teams and interact with all levels of staff.

Successful candidates will have the drive to pursue new scientific questions and be readily able to learn new skills and analytic techniques. Salary is commensurate with experience. The position is available immediately.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a major teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and part of Mass General Brigham, the largest recipient of NIH funding among independent hospitals. The Asthma Research Center has led or been a key site in numerous clinical trials and observational studies funded by NIH and other public agencies, industry and/or foundations, including the NIH Severe Asthma Program (SARP).

BWH is an Affirmative Action Employer.   By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Brigham and Women's Hospital strives to keep its workplace safe and secure for the protection of patients, visitors, and staff. Therefore, our offer of employment is contingent upon completion of the following items. 

• Satisfactory reference checks
• Satisfactory criminal background checks 
• Authorization to work in the United States
• Medical clearance from our Occupational Health department
• Annual compliance with Mass General Brigham’s Influenza Vaccination Policy
• Compliance with Mass General Brigham’s COVID 19 Vaccination Policy
• Successful review of the Medicare program's Sanctions and Exclusions List
• Verification of education, current licensures and registrations, and credentialing (if applicable) 

If you begin work before the results of these checks are determined, it is with full understanding that an unsatisfactory report may lead to termination.

The salary for this position ranges from $73,544 to $81,199.

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