Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH - New York, United States - Mount Sinai Hospital

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Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Biomedical Data Science

The Kontorovich Laboratory, Cardiovascular Research Institute and Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

We are inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship position in biomedical data science with a specific interest in applications to electronic health records (EHRs), genomics and cardiovascular diseases. The postdoctoral fellow will be mentored by Dr. Amy Kontorovich, Associate Professor of Medicine in Cardiology and Genomic Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The Kontorovich Laboratory is a translational group with diverse but interlinked research interests related to genetic and genomic associations with a range of cardiovascular diseases. This Postdoctoral Research Fellowship position will focus primarily on using biomedical data science and machine learning methodologies to explore cardiovascular disease phenotypes in the Mount Sinai BioMe Biobank. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will receive additional mentorship from Dr. Vikas Pejaver (Assistant Professor, Institute for Genomic Health at Mount Sinai), who has expertise in the extraction of genetic disease-related information from EHRs and its integration with genomic, molecular and other clinical data.

This position is funded through a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health with additional support available to potentially extend in the longer term. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be supported to develop their own research program at the intersection of cardiovascular genetics and data science. There may be additional opportunities to work on curiosity-driven projects, such as internally-funded and structured, grant-funded projects. Data resources include (a) Access to >8 million patient records in the Mount Sinai Data Warehouse and (b) The BioMe Biobank Program with >30,000 patients with whole exome sequencing data linked to longitudinal clinical data. Mount Sinai also houses Minerva, a world-class high-performance computing resource, with specifications that include over 2 petaflops of compute cores and nearly 90 GPU cores, among others.

Requirements:

Candidate requirements include:

• PhD or MD-PhD in Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical Data Science, Clinical Research Informatics, or a related discipline

• Working knowledge of statistical testing and data exploration techniques

• Experience working in high-performance computing environments

• Experience in working with genomic and/or health record data sets

Desired qualifications include:

• Familiarity with standardized vocabularies and ontologies such as UMLS and HPO

• Working knowledge of machine learning algorithms and their implementation

• Working knowledge of natural language processing techniques including transformers and foundational models

• Working knowledge of modern web service and/or software implementation

• Familiarity with HIPAA and data governance in large healthcare systems

All candidates must have strong communication skills, a commitment to methodological rigor, and the ability to work creatively and collaboratively. Please send inquiries to with "Postdoc position" in the subject and the following materials:

• A complete CV

• A cover letter describing how your training and expertise relate to our research interests

• Contact information for at least 2 references

Information on the Postdoctoral Training Program at Mount Sinai: To learn more about the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: postdoctoral fellows are eligible for affordable Mount Sinai Housing within walking distance of the medical school and of a wide range of amenities as well as visa sponsorship on a case-by-case basis.

About Our Organization: The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is internationally recognized as a leader in groundbreaking clinical and basic science research and is known for its innovative approach to medical education. With a faculty of more than 3,400 in 38 clinical and basic science departments and centers, Mount Sinai ranks among the top 20 medical schools in receipt of National Institutes of Health grants. In its 2015 "America's Best Graduate Schools" issue, U.S. News & World Report ranks the Icahn School of Medicine 14th out of 130 medical schools nationwide. Mount Sinai Medical Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We recognize the power and importance of a diverse employee population and strongly encourage applicants with various experiences and backgrounds. Mount Sinai Medical Center--An EEO/AA-D/V Employer.

Keywords: Genomics, Genetics, DNA, Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, Common Data Models, Predictive modeling, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Data Science, Generative Modeling, Natural Language Processing, R, Python, Precision Medicine, Personalized Medicine.

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The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong, and are able to professionally advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.

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Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai St. Luke's, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

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About Us

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to professional advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history

"About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism."

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