Postoctoral Researcher
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine · Erie-Meadville Area · 3 wk ago
AnalystFull-time
Duties And Responsibilities
- Integrate and analyze longitudinal multi-omics datasets (lipidomics, metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomics) from blood, urine, and placenta with vaginal and gut microbiome, wearable, clinical and environmental data.
- Perform network analyses, including community structure modeling, to characterize physiological changes across pregnancy.
- Identify molecular disruptions in obstetric syndromes (e.g., preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, preterm birth).
- Apply trajectory modeling and outlier detection to identify earliest deviations from healthy pregnancy pathways.
- Collaborate with clinical and experimental teams to generate biologically meaningful insights.
- Develop independence through activities including, but not limited to, writing peer-reviewed publications for research conferences and journals, giving presentations at research conferences, and assisting in grant proposal development.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Systems Biology, Statistics, or a related field.
- Demonstrated expertise in data integration, machine learning, or network biology.
- Experience with large-scale omics data analysis.
- Proficiency in R and/or Python programming.
- Strong statistical and modeling skills.
- Excellent communication and writing abilities.