Postdoctoral Fellow

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South San Francisco, California time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition :
R315

Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction.

At Cytokinetics, each team member plays an integral part in advancing our mission to improve the lives of patients. We are seeking tenacious, compassionate, and collaborative individuals who are driven to make a positive impact.

We seek a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to join our research team in South San Francisco to explore new and exciting areas of muscle biology. In general, Cytokinetics postdoctoral fellows can work with their mentor to fully develop their independent research project while also learning about the drug discovery process, gaining foundational knowledge in target discovery, technology or model development, and mechanism of action of therapeutics.  

Our goal is to train the next generation of scientists poised to enter the biotech or academic research communities to aid the mission of discovering new medicines for muscle-related human diseases.  
** Job purpose (what we will do for the postdoctoral fellow)
*** Provide a postdoctoral research experience through impactful, mentored research that lays the foundation for a career in biotech or academia
* Provide enrichment in communication, leadership, and laboratory management
* Bestow foundational knowledge of the drug discovery and development process
* Cultivate a broad scientific network in biotech and academia
** Responsibilities (what the postdoctoral fellow will do for Cytokinetics)
*** The fellow will spearhead a computational biology project to harmonize multi-modal clinical and imaging data across the UK Biobank and All of Us population biobanks related to human skeletal muscle function. Machine learning and deep learning approaches will be employed to categorize skeletal muscle phenotypes that can then be correlated to genetic variation, validated with clinical disease diagnosis and severity scores.  

The fellow will work collaboratively with their research mentor with the goal of generating a high impact publication on creation of this new tool.
* The fellow will play an integral role in championing new bioinformatic tools and workflows that enable discovery of novel therapeutic targets for drug discovery and will conduct research both independently and in a collaborative team-based setting.
* As a key team member, the candidate will provide regular project updates and progress in small and large group settings and provide scientific and technical expertise to advance discovery programs.
** Qualifications
* ** PhD in computational biology, computer science, bioinformatics, human genetics, or related field
* Demonstrated expertise in multidimensional data analysis
* Previous experience analyzing multimodal data from population biobanks such as UK Biobank, All of Us, Finn Gen or Genomics England is highly desired
* Proven experience applying AI/ML techniques to biological problems (whether through academic research or personal side projects) is highly valued
* Well-articulated career goals in research (biotech or academia)
* Track record for research excellence, independent critical thinking, and the ability to design, execute, and interpret experiments as demonstrated by high quality publications, presentations, fellowship, and grants
* Enthusiasm for working in a team-based, multi-disciplinary environment, paired with excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Clear commitment to a rigorous 1-2 year research and enrichment program that includes stipend for travel to a scientific conference and external training/coursework beyond the career training received from mentors and colleagues.
** Application Process
** Each application should include:

* NIH Biosketch (see  for formatting instructions)
* Cover letter (1-2 pages) that includes the following: (A) Summary of research…