The Satija lab at the New York Genome Center is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated senior computational biologist. We encourage applications from talented scientists who are interested in gaining experience in a multidisciplinary, international, and dynamic research environment. The successful candidate will supervise and work closely to PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and computational biologists in the lab to develop new statistical methods and software for the analysis of single cell datasets. This is an exciting opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the growing space of single cell genomics while contributing to new research in cancer immunology and developmental neuroscience.

Job duties will include:

• Develop computational methods to analyze single-cell genomics datasets;
• Contribute to the codebase, development, and support of open-source software packages;
• Assist in data analysis and interpretation for diverse research projects;
• Help to manage lab servers and computational infrastructure; and,
• Document and present results in written or oral reports to other lab members.

Required Experience

• PhD or MS degree in bioinformatics, computer science, biology, biochemistry or similar;
• Excellent programming skills, for example, in R, Python, and BASH;
• Experience working in a Linux environment;
• Team oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Training in statistics or machine learning preferred;
• Exposure or training in NGS data analysis, functional genomics and/or human genetics preferred.

• Develop computational methods to analyze single-cell genomics datasets;
• Contribute to the codebase, development, and support of open-source software packages;
• Assist in data analysis and interpretation for diverse research projects;
• Help to manage lab servers and computational infrastructure; and,
• Document and present results in written or oral reports to other lab members