Postdoc Associate

Job Description

OVERVIEW
The mission of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is to propel the understanding and treatment of disease. We apply our deep knowledge of human genetics to empower a revolution in biomedicine and accelerate the pace at which the world conquers disease. Through our partnerships with MIT, Harvard, and Harvard-affiliated hospitals, we've become a global hub of cutting-edge biomedical science. The Broad Institute provides a vibrant, open-access environment with close links to top academic and biotech across the Boston area.

You will be able to make impactful contributions in a fast-paced and dynamic team-based research environment at the extreme cutting edge of biomedical research and biotechnology. This is the ideal position for a highly motivated individual who thrives by taking the initiative to apply both scientific and communication skills in an intellectually stimulating, collaborative, and social environment. In addition, the successful candidate should be a clear and effective communicator in traditional and new media, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills to enable collaboration with project teams including direct reports, peers, and senior leadership across the Broad Institute and its partners.

BENEFITS
At Broad, we care deeply about all of the people in our diverse community and believe in the importance of supporting Broadies as whole people. We aspire to maintain a culture that emphasizes wellness and balance. This is partially realized through a range of benefits designed to support your physical, emotional, and financial well-being. In conjunction with HR, our BroadLife office helps make life work for all members of Broad's community by offering resources that make it easier to integrate work, personal, and family commitments. BroadLife hosts regular seminars, briefings and discussion groups to provide strategies, tips, and information to help you deal with a diverse array of work-life issues.

Our comprehensive benefits plans are designed to provide you with affordable health, dental, and eye care, a continuation of salary in the event you become disabled and cannot work, generous paid time off, financial security for your survivors if you die, a retirement savings plan, tuition assistance, pre-tax basis flexible spending accounts, several Broad-provided benefits that eligible employees are automatically enrolled in, and a variety of other work/life programs designed to balance your work and personal life. The Broad welcomes all applicants for employment and is committed to providing all employees with equal opportunity for advancement regardless of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin or ancestry, disability, veteran status, military service, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, or gender identity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with a team of multidisciplinary scientists to deploy gene editing (such as base editing and prime editing), delivery (such as AAV), and protein evolution technologies developed in the lab)

• Advance current technologies to incorporate new biological and therapeutic models, genotypic readouts, and data acquisition and computational analysis approaches

• Identify goals, formulate strategies, execute research, and communicate findings

• Understand the fundamentals of other projects in the lab and serve as a thought partner to Dr. Liu and other lab trainees

QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in Chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, computational biology, or a related field

• Strong technical background, rigorous mindset, and creativity in problem-solving

• Passion for technology development and collaborative science

• Proven ability to work both collaboratively and independently

• Demonstrated leadership abilities and strong interpersonal skills

• Outstanding recommendations from prior research supervisors

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic professional environment with multiple overlapping and shifting objectives

• Enjoys collaborating with and influencing peers across a flatter organizational structure

• Excellency in written and verbal communication

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.