The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center (HCC), the Department of Public Health Sciences (DPHS), and the MUSC AI Center for Health Innovation and Informatics seek a nationally recognized and dynamic leader to serve as the founding Co-Director of Cancer Bioinformatics in the HCC Data Science Shared Resource (DSSR).
The ideal candidate will have a robust track record of impactful cancer bioinformatics scholarship and experience managing a bioinformatics team in a collaborative biomedical research environment. The Co-Director will partner with university and cancer center stakeholders to develop and implement a strategic vision to build an integrative bioinformatics resource that supports the current and rapidly evolving bioinformatics needs of cancer center basic, translational, clinical and population science researchers. Reporting to both the Cancer Center Director and the DPHS Chair, the successful candidate will co-lead the DSSR with the Cancer Biostatistics Co-Director and develop a high-performing team of collaborative cancer bioinformaticians from within the MUSC science community and through external faculty recruitments focused on research aligned with cancer center priorities. The Co-Director will be appointed in DPHS at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in the tenure track.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
• Build and lead a cancer bioinformatics shared resource, including strategic planning, staffing, and budget management.
• Enable science through expert support in genetics, genomics, transcriptomics (bulk/single-cell), spatial omics, proteomics, imaging, and multi-omics integration; develop robust, reproducible pipelines, data governance, and QA/QC.
• Partner widely with basic, translational, clinical and population science cancer center investigators to co-develop projects, methods, and federally funded grants.
• Advance usage of institutional infrastructure for HPC/cloud, FAIR data management, EHR/clinical data integration, and secure computing compliant with HIPAA/IRB.
• Educate and upskill via workshops, consultations, and mentorship; foster an inclusive, collaborative environment that develops talent.
• Co-lead programmatic strategy with the DSSR Co-Director of Cancer Biostatistics and the Cancer Center leadership team.
• Serve as the liaison between Cancer Bioinformatics and the Biomedical Informatics I3 Common Core.
• Lead collaborative opportunities between HCC and the MUSC AI Center for Health Innovation and Informatics.
Minimum Qualifications
Ph.D./Sc.D. in bioinformatics, biostatistics, statistics, mathematics or other quantitative discipline.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit their application on the MUSC website. Applications will include a curriculum vitae and a research statement describing past accomplishments and professional vision.
Contact Information
George Powell, Executive Assistant
MUSC AI Center for Health Innovation and Informatics
Medical University of South Carolina
[email protected]
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