10 computational biologist jobs found in Boston, MA

Job Ref:JR-3624 Location:450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category:Research Laboratory Employment Type:Full time Work Location:Onsite: 100% onsite Salary/Pay Rate:$84,400.00 - $91,600.00 per year Overview The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Computational Biologist, to work as a data scientist on the analysis of new datasets generated in the context of multiple clinically oriented cancer sequencing projects in order help advance efforts for precision cancer medicine. The qualified candidate will develop and support data processing and analysis tools, create new algorithms for emerging clinically focused needs, maintain datasets and databases, integrate tools and databases into existing high-throughput pipelines, and facilitate the display and the distribution of processed data. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We...

Job Ref:JR-2122 Location:450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category:Fellowships Employment Type:Full time Work Location:Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite/week Salary/Pay Rate:$72,000.00 - $76,385.00 per year Overview The Collins Genomics Lab (https://labs.dana-farber.org/collins-genomics) at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a POSTDOCTORAL COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGIST FELLOW to lead cutting-edge studies of genetic risk for cancer using large-scale multimodal sequencing datasets across tens of thousands of individuals. The main objective of these studies is to define how inherited variation influences gene regulation, tumor evolution, and clinical cancer phenotypes towards the ultimate goal of earlier cancer detection and improved prevention strategies. The ideal candidate will have expertise in cancer genomics and/or functional genomics, paired with strong computational and statistical training, and will be excited to lead independent projects at the interface...

Job Ref:JR-276 Location:450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category:IT/Informatics Employment Type:Full time Work Location:Boston Job Posting Location Salary/Pay Rate:$60,000.00 - $67,466.00 per year Overview A computationally-oriented team led by Rameen Beroukhim and Simona Dalin at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Broad Institute seeks an associate computational biologist to join in efforts to develop and apply cutting-edge genomic algorithms and analyses to characterize genomic rearrangements in cancers and normal tissues, and better understand how errors in double strand break (DSB) repair result in these rearrangements. This individual will contribute to a lively team and wider community of laboratory scientists, computational biologists, cancer geneticists, and software engineers dedicated to discovering and understanding the alterations in the cancer genome and discovering cancer vulnerabilities that could lead to new therapeutics. We...

Job Ref:JR-4136 Location:450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category:Clinical Research Employment Type:Full time Work Location:Onsite: occasional remote Salary/Pay Rate:$48,100.00 - $54,400.00 per year Overview The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Clinical Research Coordinator, under the Van Allen Lab to work on data collection and management for projects that focus on tissue profiling. The Clinical Research Coordinator will be responsible for tracking tissue samples and data generation, organizing clinical information, and maintaining an appropriate database for multiple large-scale projects. As Dr. Van Allen is the Chief of the Division of Population Sciences, our research effort includes collaborative work with the division faculty members on identification of cancer risk, risk mitigation, early detection, prevention, delivery of cancer care and health policy. The Van Allen lab is an interdisciplinary and highly collaborative laboratory...

Job Ref:JR-4054 Location:450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category:Fellowships Employment Type:Full time Work Location:Onsite: 100% onsite Salary/Pay Rate:$72,000.00 - $76,385.00 per year Overview The Uppaluri lab in the Department of Medical Oncology is seeking an intelligent, creative and collegial post-doctoral research fellow to join our group. We perform pre-clinical mouse modeling and human translational work towards identifying and targeting genomic and immunologic dependencies to improve head and neck cancer patient outcomes. Our group has expertise in carcinogen induced oral cancer models and in performing first in class immune and small molecule therapeutic clinical trials. The main focus of this NIH funded postdoc position is to define mechanisms of resistance to immunotherapy (antiPD1) and targeted therapy in head and neck cancers using basic and translational approaches. Research areas in our lab include cancer genome discovery,...

Job Ref:JR-251 Location:450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category:IT/Informatics Employment Type:Full time Work Location:Onsite: occasional remote Salary/Pay Rate:$58,400.00 - $80,400.00 per year Overview A computationally-oriented team led by Rameen Beroukhim and Simona Dalin at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Broad Institute seeks a computational associate to join in efforts to develop and apply cutting-edge genomic technologies to characterize genomic rearrangements in cancers and normal tissues, and better understand how errors in double strand break (DSB) repair result in these rearrangements. Projects include 1) identifying sequence features that influence the formation of genomic rearrangements based on data from thousands of tumors and matched normal samples, 2) applying sophisticated statistical approaches to determine relationships between the presense of specific rearrangements and genetic/pharmacologic vulnerabilities in cancer...

Job Ref:JR-3524 Location:450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category:Research Laboratory Employment Type:Full time Work Location:Onsite: 100% onsite Salary/Pay Rate:$52,400.00 - $57,200.00 per year Overview The Bing Center for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia (BCWM) is situated in the Longwood area of Boston and is part of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The BCWM is composed of a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, scientists, and computational biologists who are dedicated to the rationale based, genomically guided drug development for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia, a subtype of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The BCWM laboratory utilizes multi-omics to provide insights for medicinal chemistry efforts aimed at targeting pro-survival pathways related to MYD88 and CXCR4 mutation signaling, which constitute the most common mutations found in Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia. The BCWM has successfully developed therapeutics currently approved and in use...

Job Ref:JR-2226 Location:450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category:Research Laboratory Employment Type:Full time Work Location:Onsite: 100% onsite Salary/Pay Rate:$52,400.00 - $57,200.00 per year Overview The Chowdhury Lab investigates how human cells sense and repair DNA damage. Loss of genome integrity due to DNA damage has long been established as a critical contributor to cancer and tumorigenesis. Our work therefore focuses on how cells maintain genome integrity. Through genetic, biochemical, and proteomic approaches, as well as collaboration with structural biologists, computational biologists and mouse geneticists, we aim to achieve better understanding in cancer etiology and the development of effective cancer diagnoses and therapies. Whether it is searching for potential treatments for radiation exposure, or the causes and treatment of ovarian cancer, we strive for research that makes a positive impact. The Mellen and Eisenson Family...

Job Ref:JR-1244 Location:450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category:IT/Informatics Employment Type:Full time Work Location:Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite/week Salary/Pay Rate:$58,400.00 - $80,400.00 per year Overview The Bandopadhayay Laboratory (www.bandolab.org) based at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Broad Institute seeks a Bioinformatics Analyst to join in efforts to develop and apply cutting-edge genomic technologies to determine optimal treatment strategies for children with brain tumors. This Bioinformatics Analyst will be co-mentored by our collaborator Dr. Rameen Beroukhim (www.beroukhimlab.org) and will be involved in cross-disciplinary efforts to generate large datasets describing genetic changes across pediatric brain tumors and other cancers, and to develop and apply sophisticated statistical and computational approaches to analyzing these data. These datasets include DNA sequencing, RNA sequencing and epigenetic sequencing, both at...

Job Ref:JR-375 Location:450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category:Research Laboratory Employment Type:Full time Work Location:Boston Job Posting Location Salary/Pay Rate:$88,000.00 - $110,100.00 per year Overview The role of the Laboratory Manager is to both assist with ongoing experiments of Dr. Beltran and other members of the Beltran Lab and manage the lab's daily operations. The Laboratory Manager is expected to maintain a high level of organization and accountability in this highly visible role. This position will ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements; review laboratory protocols of all research groups (internal and external); maintain laboratory spaces and equipment; and act as a liaison between staff and key stakeholders. Additionally, the Specialist will have the opportunity to learn and utilize a variety of research techniques and be able to co-author publications when appropriate.  The Beltran Lab primarily focuses on...