Research Scientist-Medical Oncology

About the Opportunity

Job Title: Research Scientist – Medical Oncology

Department: Medicine | IM Medical Oncology (Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine)

Location: Biomedical Research Tower (0112), The Ohio State University

Position Type: Regular

Schedule: 40 hours per week;
Shift: First Shift

• Lead independent and collaborative projects in cancer biology, subtyping, genomic and transcriptomic profiling, therapeutic response and resistance, biomarker discovery, and integrative multi‑omics analysis.
• Develop analytical strategies, design and optimize reproducible bioinformatics workflows, and oversee data processing, analysis, interpretation, visualization, and reporting.
• Provide scientific guidance on study design, genomic/transcriptomic analysis, multi‑omics integration, statistical modeling, machine learning, and emerging computational technologies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to interpret complex biological, genomic, and clinical data, troubleshoot technical challenges, and develop new research directions.
• Stay current with literature, recommend research strategies and analytical procedures.
• Prepare manuscripts, abstracts, project reports, and grant proposals; present findings at conferences; and contribute to workshops, lectures, and seminars.
• Assist in developing and submitting extramural grant proposals as principal investigator, co‑investigator, or key personnel; contribute to grant administration, budgeting, progress reports, and compliance documentation.
• Supervise, mentor, and train junior investigators, post‑doctoral researchers, graduate students, research staff, and analysts; advise on study design, computational methods, data analysis, manuscript preparation, presentations, and career development.

• Doctoral degree required in computational biology, bioinformatics, biostatistics, computer science, biomedical informatics, genomics, systems biology, quantitative biology, biomedical sciences, or a related field.
• At least three years of experience in computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, cancer research, or analysis of high‑dimensional biological data.
• Preferred experience integrating molecular data with clinical, pathologic, treatment or outcome data.
• Experience in cancer genomics, transcriptomics, next‑generation sequencing analysis, multi‑omics integration, clinical trial data analysis, human cancer datasets, molecular subtyping, biomarker discovery, or computational analysis of clinically annotated datasets.
• Experience with manuscript preparation, grant writing, collaborative project leadership, and mentoring.

• Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check.
• A drug screen or physical may be required during the post‑offer process.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with Ohio State paying a significant portion.
• Paid time off, including sick and vacation time and 11 holidays.
• State retirement plan or an alternative retirement plan, both with generous employer contributions.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.