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HMS - Research Associate in Biomedical Informatics (Patel Lab)

Chirag Patel's group in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, is seeking a Research Associate with a focus in Biomedical Informatics for gene‑by‑exposome interactions and therapeutic discovery. The role involves conducting research in biomedical informatics, multi‑omic integration analytics, and machine learning. The candidate will produce highly impactful research that presents new innovations in methods and novel findings that inform disease etiology.

The exposome is an emerging modality to explain disease variation, and this position will focus on developing research findings and writing papers from day 1.

• 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 engineering outputs, including databases, application programming interfaces, and apps.
• Produce high‑impact peer‑reviewed articles and presentations for academic and non‑academic audiences.

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

• 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, exposure‑wide association studies (ExWAS), and GIS preferred.

This is a one‑year term position from the date of hire, with the possibility of extension contingent upon work performance, business need, and continued funding.

$90,000‑$120,000

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