Job Description

Rangam is seeking candidates for a Direct Hire role as a Postdoctoral Fellow, Human Genetics, Inflammation & Immunology with our client, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies.

Seeking candidates in Cambridge, MA or willing to relocate.

Use Your Power For Purpose

• client’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that transform patients' lives. The Research and Development organization strives to convert advanced science and cutting-edge technologies into impactful therapies.
• As a postdoctoral fellow you will apply innovative computational techniques to discover new disease mechanisms, which will expedite the delivery of top-tier medicines to patients globally.

What You Will Achieve

• The systems immunology group in client’s Inflammation and Immunology research unit seeks an exceptional postdoctoral fellow with expertise in human genetics and computational biology to discover causal molecular and environmental risk factors for immune-mediated diseases.
• This project—which will involve collaboration with a vibrant community of human geneticists, immunologists, and computational biologists—will advance our understanding of the diverse, complex mechanisms underlying immune-mediated diseases.

How You Will Achieve it:

• Contribute intellectually to the design and interpretation of a rigorous human genetics-led study of determinants of immune-mediated diseases
• Perform intricate analyses of individual-level genetic, molecular, demographic, and clinical data to discover novel risk factors for immune-mediated diseases
• Determine the causality of such risk factors using methods in human genetics
• Characterize genetic correlations between diverse immune-mediated diseases
• Explore and validate results across population-scale biobank datasets
• Interpret the immunological mechanisms and significance of all novel associations
• Publish in a high-impact journal

Must Have

• PhD in human/statistical genetics or related field
• Willingness to make a minimum 2-year commitment
• No more than 2 years of post-degree experience
• Successful record of scientific publications with at least one first-author manuscript published or submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal
• Familiarity with common methods for analysis/associations with individual-level genetic data, and post-GWAS analyses (S-LDSC, MR, etc)
• Experienced with common statistical methods/tests; strong coding experience
• Willingness to learn about immune-mediated diseases
• Ability to devise innovative bespoke analyses and work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communication with non-scientists, and high attention to detail

Nice to Have

• Experience working with biobank datasets
• Experience with basic and/or translational immunology
• Experience with analysis of single cell RNA/CITE-sequencing data

Additional Information

Relocation support available

Location: On premise, hybrid

Last day to apply September 25th, 2025

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $62,700.00 to $104,500.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in client’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 7.5% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with client’s Matching Contributions and an additional client’s Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at client’s Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.my**benefits.com). Compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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Satnam Singh

SA Technical Recruiter | Rangam Consultants, Inc

M: (513) 447-8917

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