Postdoctoral Fellow – Statistical Genetics and Artificial Intelligence
About this opportunity
Career Category
Research
Job Description
What You Will Do
In this vital role, you will develop and apply innovative statistical and computational approaches to large-scale human genetic and biomedical datasets. Working within Amgen deCODE genetics, you will generate biological insights that advance drug target discovery and precision medicine.
This position is designed for a highly motivated scientist interested in working at the intersection of statistical genetics and artificial intelligence (AI). The fellow will have the opportunity to collaborate with leading scientists across Amgen deCODE genetics and the broader Amgen Research organization while pursuing independent research in a highly collaborative scientific environment.
Key Responsibilities include:
Conduct independent research at the intersection of statistical genetics and artificial intelligence.
Develop and apply statistical, computational, and machine learning methods for the analysis of large-scale human genetic and biomedical datasets.
Analyze population-scale genomic and phenotypic data to generate biological insights relevant to therapeutic discovery.
Contribute to the development, implementation, and improvement of genetic analysis workflows and analytical methods across Amgen deCODE genetics.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across human genetics, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and therapeutic discovery.
Present scientific findings and publish results in peer-reviewed journals.
This is a four-year fellowship within the Amgen Research & Development Postdoctoral Program, designed to provide advanced scientific training and career development opportunities for outstanding early-career researchers.
What We Expect of You
The Postdoctoral Fellow we seek is a scientist with these qualifications:
Basic Qualifications
Doctorate degree (PhD) completed prior to the start date from an accredited college or university in Statistics, Human Genetics, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong record of scientific achievement demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications and presentations.
Expertise in statistical genetics, biostatistics, or computational genomics.
Experience analyzing large-scale human genetic, genomic, or other high-dimensional biomedical datasets.
Familiarity with statistical modeling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or other computational approaches for biomedical research.
Experience developing or applying computational methods for large-scale data analysis.
Proficiency in programming using Python, R, C/C++, or similar languages.
Experience working in Linux environments and with high-performance computing is desirable.
Demonstrated ability to develop innovative analytical approaches to address complex scientific questions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment.
Passion for advancing human genetics through innovative research.
What You Can Expect From Us
The Amgen Postdoctoral Program provides fellows with the opportunity to conduct innovative research in a world-class biotechnology environment while receiving mentorship from scientific leaders across multiple disciplines. Fellows are encouraged to publish their findings, present at leading scientific conferences, and build the skills necessary for successful careers in academia, biotechnology, or the pharmaceutical industry.
At Amgen deCODE genetics, you will join a collaborative scientific community committed to advancing human genetics through breakthrough discoveries and innovative medicines. You will have access to cutting-edge technologies, unique scientific resources, large-scale human genetic datasets, and a network of researchers dedicated to translating human genetics into meaningful therapies for patients.
.
Job details
How this role compares
Computed from every other active Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 93 comparable Intern/Fellow/Postdoc Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research roles across 22 biopharma companies.
Salary context
23 of 93 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
Top locations among the 93 comparable roles
+ 4 more countries
Seniority mix
93 of 93 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
14 of 93 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
Similar opportunities
The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.
Notify me about similar jobs
Get an email when we spot other openings like this one – same job function, comparable seniority, roles you'd actually want to see.
How we calculate "similar"
No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.
Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.