Positions

Positions available (Standard):
We are open to highly motivated scientists at all levels to work on exciting on-going directions, especially cancer immunology and technology development. These multi-year projects are supported by various sources of funding.

Hiring a new scientific writer and project/lab manager now! Please feel free to email me sidi.chen@yale.edu.

Position: Associate Research Scientist (Scientific Writing & Research Operations)

Key Responsibilities

1) Scientific Writing and Editorial Leadership (Primary)

2) Project Management and Execution Support

3) Lab Logistics and Operational Management

4) Regulatory, Biosafety, and Research Compliance

5) Scientific Communication and Lab Coordination

Required Qualifications

PhD in Biomedicine.

Demonstrated excellence in scientific writing with a strong track record of first-author or substantial-author contributions to manuscripts and/or funded proposals.

Strong organizational skills and proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams with tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior success drafting, assisting, or coordinating NIH and/or DoD proposals

High-impact journal editorial experience

Applicants should submit to sidi.chen@yale.edu

CV,
cover letter describing fit for scientific writing + project management + operations,
Writing samples (e.g., published papers, patents, grant sections (if allowed)).
contact information for 2–3 references (or letters, if preferred).

Position: Computational Biologist / AI Algorithm Developer

Role Level: Postdoctoral Scientist / Associate Research Scientist

Job Summary

Dr. Sidi Chen’s laboratory in Yale Genetics / SBI seeks a Computational Biologist / AI Algorithm Developer to build and deploy next-generation computational methods for functional genomics and translational immunology.

Key Responsibilities

1) Algorithm and Method Development (Primary)

2) Data Integration, Analytics, and Biological Discovery

3) Software Engineering and Reproducible Research

4) Visualization, Processing, Figure Preparation

5) Collaboration and Scientific Communication

Preferred Qualifications

PhD in Computer Science, Biostat, Computational Biology, Genomics, AI/ML or related field,

Track record of developing new methods (preprints/publications) in computational biology, AI/ML, Transformers, Neural Network, Reinforcement leaning, etc.

Experience with omics data analytics, e.g. CRISPR screen, single cell, genomics, etc; Familiarity with state-of-the-art frameworks and tools.

Experience with foundation models or LLM/transformer approaches applied to biology (sequence models, cell models, protein models, multimodal models).

Comfort with HPC scheduling systems and/or cloud compute (Slurm, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP).

Core Competencies

Algorithmic thinking and scientific rigor (benchmarks, controls, sensitivity analyses)

Biological intuition and ability to translate between computational outputs and experiments

Engineering mindset (clean APIs, tests, reliability, speed)

Clear communication to mixed audiences (wet lab ↔ computational ↔ translational)

Full scope mentality (deliver end-to-end solutions, not just analyses)

Application Instructions

Please submit:

1) CV,

2) cover letter describing research interests and fit,

3) code samples or links to GitHub (if available),

4) contact information for 2–3 references or letters directly.

Graduate Students:
Interested students may contact Dr. Chen via Yale email (sidi.chen@yale.edu).
The lab is currently open to students from MD-PhD, BBS/Genetics, BBS/Immunobiology tracks. Other students or fellows may contact for discussion on a case-by-case scenario.

Undergraduates:
Please reach out to Dr. Chen directly. Certain students may be eligible for fellowships supported by Yale College or other sources.

Postgraduates:
Postgrad candidates may apply by email (sidichenlab@gmail.com).
Requirements: Bachelor degree in biology, bioengineering, biomedical science, chemistry, or similar.

Please send an email to sidichenlab@gmail.com for inquiry or application. The email should:

Use a title line indicating the position of interest,
Attach an updated CV,
Briefly describe previous research experience / accomplishments and future interests,
Include names of three referees.

Salary and benefits will follow the guidelines of Yale School of Medicine.
We strongly encourage women and minorities to apply for these positions.

Yale University is an equal opportunity employer.