HMS - Research Associate in Biomedical Informatics; Patel Lab

HMS - Research Associate in Biomedical Informatics (Patel Lab)

School:
Harvard Medical School

Department/Area:
Biomedical Informatics

Position

Description:

Chirag Patel's group in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, is seeking a Research Associate focusing on gene‑by‑exposome interactions and therapeutic discovery. The role requires a PhD and involves research in biomedical informatics, multi‑omic integrative analytics, and machine learning. Ready data is provided for analysis, enabling immediate focus on developing research findings and writing papers from day 1.

Responsibilities include:

• Research and translate exposome data science into real‑world clinical applications.
• Independently research and design exposome foundation models for disease physiology.
• Characterize how an individual's exposome drives variation in response to pharmaceutical intervention.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across Harvard (HSPH, HMS) and partner universities to enhance data collection, cleaning, and integration processes, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
• Produce high‑impact peer‑reviewed articles and presentations for academic and non‑academic audiences.

Basic Qualifications:

• PhD in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, or a related field.

Additional Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in large‑scale analysis and familiarity with health‑related datasets.
• Proficiency in statistical software (R, Python, etc.) and working knowledge of data management protocols.
• Experience with exposome or environmental data, multi‑omics integration, and exposure‑wide association studies (ExWAS). GIS knowledge preferred.

Required documents:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of Research for PhD work
• Cover Letter describing your interest in the lab and initial ideas for new research directions or projects you could undertake.
• Note with names and contact information for three people who have agreed to serve as your references.

Duration: One‑year term from the date of hire, with possible extension contingent upon performance, business need, and continued funding.

Contact Information: Nichole Parker, 10 Shattuck St, Boston, MA 02115, vard.edu

Salary Range: $90K-$120K

References: Minimum 3, Maximum 3

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