A research fellow position is available in the Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan (U-M) Medical School. The ideal candidate has research experience in rheumatology and genomics.

The individual will work in a highly collaborative environment and has opportunities to work with top investigators in Dermatology, Rheumatology, and multiple other departments. The U-M at Ann Arbor provides an outstanding training environment for researchers and very attractive benefits packages to its employees. Ann Arbor is one of the most educated cities in US and is often ranked as one of the best places to live.

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• Support the organization and annotation for our large scale genetic and genomic data cohort
• Quality-check biomedical information from electronic health records
• Conduct systems biology research and analysis for high dimensional data 

• PhD degree or higher in computer science, biomedical informatics, statistics, computational biology, or a related field;
• Strong programming skills in one of the traditional programming or scripting languages (R/Python/C++);
• Experience working in a Linux environment;
• A strong interest in conducting biomedical research and designing innovative analysis pipelines to study high dimensional data; 
• Excellent communication and writing skills, and a commitment to engaging in highly collaborative team science.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.