Postdoctoral Researcher, Translational Sciences; Immunology

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Post Doc – Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

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Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a highly motivated postdoc to join our translational research team, located in Spring House, PA.

The postdoc will report into the Gastro-Intestinal (GI) group within Translational Immunomics team, a diverse team that provides end-to-end computational within the Immunology Therapeutic Area (IMM TA).

The postdoc will play a crucial role in advancing disease understanding, patient stratification and treatment strategies in future.

These will include analyzing exciting sequencing-based data generated from ongoing collaborations and clinical trials from patients diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) followed by interpretation and communication of these results to the larger Immunology Translational Sciences team.

This postdoctoral position offers a unique training opportunity to gain hands-on experience in clinical trial data analysis, develop a deeper understanding of inflammatory diseases and collaborate across cross-functional teams in an industry setting to progress biomarker discovery in the GI space.

Key Responsibilities


* Plan and perform data analyses of biomarker and clinical datasets spanning blood, gut biopsies and serum samples from IBD patients to characterize inflammation, disease features and response biology.


* Interpret computational findings in the appropriate biological context.


* Interact effectively with stakeholders to share insights and progress updates, fostering a communicative and collaborative culture.


* Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present results at scientific meetings.

Qualifications

Education:

Applicant should be a Ph.

D.

in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, a related field, or with relevant experience with computational biology with a Ph.D.

in Immunology or related field.

Experience and Skills:


* Strong background in computational biology and ‘omic data analysis, with fluency in R/python.


* Scientific background in immunology and/or experience working with clinical datasets is highly preferred.


* Strong oral and written communication skills

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