Job Title: Research Fellow (CBDS/JM)
University-Level Unit: Duke-NUS Medical School
Faculty/Department-Level Unit: Office of Research
Employee Category: Research Staff
Location_ONB: Outram Campus
Posting Start Date: 27/01/2026
Job Description
The Duke-NUS Centre for Biomedical Data Science (CBDS) serves as a central hub for Duke-NUS faculty specialising in Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and other quantitative and data-driven sciences. CBDS functions as a strategic platform for cutting-edge research, education, and services in data science, AI, and biomedical computation, building on existing institutional initiatives such as DAISI.
Dr Chen Jinmiao is seeking a motivated Research Fellow to join CBDS. The successful candidate will contribute to AI-powered analyses of single-cell and spatial omics to advance precision medicine. Dr Chen's research team develops AI algorithms for spatial and single-cell omics, integrates publicly available datasets into a centralised data hub, and leverages this platform to build AI models for biomarker discovery and drug target identification.
The Selected Candidate Will Perform a Variety Of Research Activities Under The Supervision Of The Principal Investigator, Including But Not Limited To The Following
- Develop new computational tools through the application of AI / deep learning / machine learning / statistics on spatial and single-cell omics (transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics, metabolomics, meta-transcriptomics, etc.) data.
- Independently carry out computational and bioinformatics analysis for large-scale spatial and single-cell omics as well as next generation sequencing studies.
- Assist researchers in programming and data analysis.
- Perform analysis of complex and large-scale genomics data, including (but not limited to) WGS and transcriptomic data (including single-cell RNA-seq and spatial transcriptomics data).
- Use computational tools and algorithms written in one/all R, PERL and Python.
- Contribute to project management, presentations and publications of research work.
- Provide technical support and establish work procedures to ongoing research projects.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Job Requirements
- PhD in a related scientific area (e.g., AI, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Statistics, Database, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Data Science, Data Analytics, Biology) with demonstrated hands on experience in bioinformatics and genetics/genomics data analyses.
- Familiar with and experienced in handling and manipulating omics datasets, including spatial transcriptomics, RNA-seq, and single-cell RNA-seq.
- Familiar with high-performance computing (HPC) environment and possesses good computational biology skills (experience in R, Perl, Python, SQL, Bash etc).
- Prior experience and working knowledge of additional computational platforms and applications (e.g. Quantum computing, Perl, Java, etc.) preferred.
- A team player who is able to prioritise, multi-task and work collaboratively in a diverse workforce.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
More Information
Location: Outram Campus
Organization: Duke-NUS Medical School
Department : Office of Research
Employee Referral Eligible: No
Job requisition ID : 31574
