Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here (https://www.myworkday.com/umiami/d/task/1422$7248.htmld) to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet (https://my.it.miami.edu/wda/erpsec/tipsheets/ER\_eRecruiting\_ApplyforaJob.pdf) . The Department of Surgery has an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate 2, SOM position. The incumbent contributes to the University’s research activities under the supervision of senior staff. Moreover, the incumbent understands, interprets, and complies with research policies and protocols. CORE JOB FUNCTIONS + Performs specialized and complex experiments/studies. + Participates in the publication of significant research results. + Advances expertise through education, training, and research. + Writes extramural grants/proposals to gain support when appropriate. + Collects, prepares, analyzes, dissects, and evaluates specimens and tissue cultures. + Weighs and anesthetizes laboratory animals for experiments. + Operates sensitive and highly complex laboratory equipment. + Performs calculations to complete research test results. + Performs photography and dark room processing. + Participates in training sessions and workshops. + Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. CORE QUALIFICATIONS + Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field + Minimum 2 years of relevant experience Department Specific Functions Join the forefront of translational research at the Sylvester Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute and the Department of Surgery, where we are dedicated to advancing the understanding, prevention, and treatment of pancreatic cancer through high-impact mechanistic and therapeutic research. The Department of Surgery is seeking a Research Associate 2 to join Dr. Nagathihalli’s Lab and play a vital role in advancing both computational and experimental research within a multidisciplinary team focused on pancreatic cancer biology. This position serves as a bridge between computational biology and wet-lab methods, supporting the analysis of multi-omics datasets (bulk, single-cell, and spatial) derived from patient tumors and disease models. The incumbent will collaborate closely with data scientists, bioinformaticians, and cancer biologists to uncover gene regulatory networks and elucidate mechanisms driving tumorigenesis, treatment resistance, and metastasis. Core responsibilities include analyzing high-throughput sequencing datasets (e.g., RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, scRNA-seq, scATAC-seq, Hi-C, and spatial transcriptomics), applying statistical modeling and machine learning for biological insights, and developing and maintaining computational workflows using R, Python, and GitHub. The role also involves contributing to data visualization, interpretation, and manuscript preparation; assisting with wet-lab activities such as library preparation, histology, PCR, flow cytometry, and media preparation; documenting workflows and results in accordance with institutional and scientific standards; and adapting to evolving project scopes, workflow optimizations, and emerging analytical needs. Department Specific Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field required; Master’s Degree preferred Certification and Licensing: Not Applicable Experience: Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience (or equivalent graduate-level research) #LI-GD1 The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here (https://www.hr.miami.edu/careers/eo-ada/index.html) for additional information. Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff Pay Grade: A6