Location: Boston, MA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Job Ref: JR-5601 Location: 450 Brookline Ave, BOSTON, MA 02215 Category: Research Laboratory Employment Type: Full time Work Location: Onsite: occasional remote Salary/Pay Rate: $72,000.00 - $79,100.00 per year **Overview** The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute seeks a Computational Biologist, under the Van Allen lab (http://vanallenlab.dana-farber.org/) to work as a data scientist on the analysis of new datasets generated in the context of thyroid cancer-oriented sequencing projects to help advance efforts for precision cancer medicine for thyroid cancer patients. The qualified candidate will develop and support thyroid cancer data processing and analysis tools, create new algorithms for emerging clinically focused needs with an emphasis on bulk, single cell and spatial tumor analysis of thyroid cancer datasets, maintain such datasets and databases, integrate tools and databases into existing high-throughput pipelines, and facilitate the display and the distribution of processed data. Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals. - Prospective clinical sequencing to guide the care of cancer patients - Studies of resistance to existing and emerging cancer therapies using patient-derived data - Studies of patient samples for tumor behavior and clinical outcomes - Studies of cancer immunotherapies to develop predictors of respons