Postdoctoral Fellow-Personalized Medicine

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Causal Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 

Charles Bronfman Institute of Personalized Medicine and Division of Data Driven and Digital Medicine (D3M)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 

We are seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a focus on Causal Machine Learning and Reinforcement Learning, particularly in applications to electronic health records (EHR) and clinical care. This fellowship will be jointly hosted by the Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine and the Division of Data Driven and Digital Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY.

Our institutions are dedicated to advancing precision medicine through cutting-edge AI techniques. Key research areas of interest include, but are not limited to: multimodal data integration, deep learning for disease outcome prediction and personalized treatment recommendations, causal machine learning and reinforcement learning for data-driven management strategies, AI-powered clinical decision support systems, and converting real-world data into actionable evidence for regulatory purposes. We are particularly focused on applications in critical care medicine, including fields such as critical care nephrology, cardiology, and nutrition.

Dr. Ankit Sakhuja and Dr Girish Nadkarni will jointly supervise the successful candidate. The candidate will have the opportunity to work with unparalleled data and computational resources. Data resources include (a) Access to >10 million patient records in the Mount Sinai Data Warehouse with multi-modal data; (b) The Mount Sinai Million health Discoveries Program with >100,000 patients with whole exome sequencing data linked to longitudinal clinical data; (c) Ability to deploy the models into clinical care.. He or she will have the opportunity to develop their own research projects and to lead or participate in local as well as international collaborations. As advisors, we actively encourage the professional development of our lab members and facilitate presentation of exciting findings in pioneering conferences. 

The postdoctoral fellow will join a dynamic team of data scientists, geneticists, and clinicians and participate in unique opportunities to apply deep learning for important scientific breakthroughs and to directly impact patients’ lives in a clinical setting. 

The ideal candidates will have the following background: 

1. MD, MD/PhD or PhD in a quantitative science-related field (e.g., biostatistics, biomedical informatics, clinical informatics, machine learning etc.) 

2. Expertise with programming and statistical software experience in R and/or Python. 

3. Formal statistics or epidemiological training is a strong advantage. 

4. Experience in Causal Inference and/or Machine Learning is a plus

5. Excellent publication track record. 

6. Strong communication and presentation skills with fluency in spoken and written English. 

Information on the Postdoctoral Training Program at Mount Sinai: http://icahn.mssm.edu/education/postdoctoral-training. To learn more about the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: http://icahn.mssm.edu.Incoming 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. 

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• 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.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization.  We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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