CareerPlan

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Digital Health and Precision Symptom Science – Oncology Focus

Boston, MA (Main Campus), USFull-time$60k–$85k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Conduct interdisciplinary research using digital health tools (electronic patient-reported outcomes, mobile/wearable technologies, remote monitoring) to understand associations between symptom experiences, biological mechanisms, and health behaviors in oncology patients.

Role type

Postdoctoral research associate (digital health & precision symptom science)

Builds

Investigational/interventional studies, manuscripts, grant proposals, and digitally enabled interventions for cancer care.

Domain

Oncology, Digital Health, Precision Medicine

Deliverable

research

Required skills

PhD in Nursing or related field, Nursing license or eligibility, Research design, Data analysis, Academic writing, Clinical data interpretation

Preferred skills

Symptom science, Patient-reported outcomes (PROs), Digital health platforms, Wearable/remote monitoring, Behavioral intervention development, Predictive analytics, Implementation science

Technologies

Electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO), Mobile health (mHealth), Wearable sensors, Remote monitoring systems

Responsibilities

Participate in investigational and/or interventional studies, Write manuscripts, Develop grant proposals, Contribute to development/evaluation of digitally enabled interventions, Develop or implement original/additional study aims

Seniority

Postdoctoral Fellow (early-career researcher)