Jefferson Health
Computational Biologist
Philadelphia, PA · Full-time · Posted Jul 6, 2026
- Experience
- The posting specifies a Bachelor’s degree route requiring more than 3 years of experience in a Bioinformatics-related field; no other years requirement is stated.
- Education
- Master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, or a closely related field, or Bachelor’s degree with more than 3 years experience in a Bioinformatics-related field.
About the job
Provides computational biology support for cancer research, advising on experimental design, analyzing high-throughput datasets, and developing bioinformatics workflows.
What you'll do
- Advise investigators and study teams on experimental needs for downstream computational analysis.
- Analyze large-scale datasets and build automated bioinformatics workflows and pipelines.
- Support shared-resource operations, including SOPs, project tracking, troubleshooting, training, and preparation of reports and manuscripts.
What they ask for
- Experience with a Linux environment and next-generation sequencing (NGS).
- Scripting experience in R, Python, or similar.
- Ability to discuss project scope, requirements, deliverables, and timing with investigators or research staff.
- Strong communication skills, including explaining complex concepts to varied audiences.
Tools
Linux, R, Python, spatial transcriptomic, single-cell multimodal omics, RNASeq, ChIP-Seq, Whole Exome/Genome Sequencing
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