Advanced Integrated Wet Lab and Computational Researcher, Surgery

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Job Description
UT Southwestern is seeking an Advanced Integrated Wet Lab and Computational Researcher to support scientific research using technical knowledge of software, software development, networking, and/or hardware in a complex computing environment. The ideal candidate will have expertise in multiple areas of computing technology and specific knowledge of molecular biology and genetics. The researcher will work collaboratively with a Principal Investigator to determine the most suitable computational methods and tools to analyze large-scale biological data sets.

Requirements

  • PhD in Computer Science or a related field of biological science, with thesis work in bioinformatics and computational biology or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field of biological science or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field of biological science
  • 2 years of related research experience in bioinformatics and computational biology with Master's Degree or 4 years of related research experience in bioinformatics and computational biology with Bachelor's Degree
  • Experience in software development, high-performance computing, and reproducible bioinformatics pipelines within a complex research computing environment
  • Ability to design and implement analysis pipelines for scRNA-seq, snATAC-seq, spatial transcriptomics, bulk RNA-seq, CyTOF, and proteomics datasets
  • Ability to develop machine learning models for disease prediction and therapeutic response
  • Ability to perform differential expression, chromatin accessibility, and integrative multi-omic analyses
  • Ability to quantitatively analyze imaging datasets and integrate findings with molecular data

Benefits

  • PPO medical plan
  • 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
  • Paid Parental Leave Benefit
  • Wellness programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
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