University Health Network

Healthcare

PostdoctoralResearcher

$55–93k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Postdoctoral Researcher at University Health Network. Skills: Computational methods, Machine learning, Data analysis. Work with data. Develop computational methods”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve cancer diagnosis; Improve cancer treatment

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Identify cellular populations; Track cancer-cell evolution; Identify biomarkers; Determine tumor microenvironmental factors

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

PhD within previous 5 years, Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Bioinformatics, or Computational Biology, or related field, Published method development track record, Linux background, Python background, Statistics background, Machine learning background, Deep learning background, Excellent writing communication skills, Excellent verbal communication skills, Git experience, GitHub experience

Nice to Have

Next generation sequencing data formats experience, Haskell experience, R experience, LaTeX experience

What You'll Do.

Develop computational methods

Identify cellular populations

Integrate multiomic data

Track cancer-cell evolution

Determine tumor microenvironmental factors

Develop reproducible pipelines

Enhance writing skills

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work in a team environment; Work independently

Communication Scope

Writing skills; Verbal communication

Full Job Description

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality. [www.uhn.ca](https://www.uhn.ca/) Union: Non-Union Number of Vacancies: 1 New or Replacement Position: New Site: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, MaRS Tower Department: Princess Margaret Research Institute Reports to: Principal Investigator Salary Range: $54,902 - $93,333 Annually Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week Shifts: Monday - Friday Status: Temporary Full-time Closing Date: June 12, 2026 Position Summary: A computational postdoctoral researcher position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Gregory Schwartz to study cellular diversity in response to anti-cancer therapies. The Schwartz Lab is located within the heart of the Discovery District, at the intersection of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, the University of Toronto, and MaRS, the centre of a rich network of scientists and clinicians. The Schwartz Lab studies the contribution of cellular heterogeneity to therapeutic response and cancer evolution. Towards this goal, the laboratory develops novel multi-omic and single-cell computa

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