Open Positions

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) periodically seeks candidates for faculty, staff, post-doctoral, student, and internship positions. Please see the individual sections below for current opportunities. You can also review Vanderbilt's HR site for external applicants for current open positions here. To search jobs in DBMI, click here and type "Biomedical Informatics" in as the keyword!

  • As of March 17, 2025, DBMI's faculty search is currently on hold. If you have questions, please email trent.rosenbloom@vumc.org. Thank you!

  • To search jobs, click here and type "Biomedical Informatics" in as the keyword!

  • Vanderbilt Genomic Medicine Training Program – Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity

    The Vanderbilt Genomic Medicine (VGM) Training Program is now accepting postdoctoral fellowship applications. VGM includes a major focus in pharmacogenomics, precision phenotyping, medical informatics, and disease-based genomics. For more information, please click here. 

    The program has 32 highly collaborative and well-funded faculty preceptors who team up to provide both basic and clinical research training opportunities to both PhD level and MD level postdoctoral fellows. Trainees will participate in rotations, internships, seminars, journal clubs, and retreats and interact with other trainees and faculty. In addition, trainees will receive RCR training, high-standard Individual Development Plans (IDP), and the Career Development Programs. 

    Requirements

    Applicants must have been awarded a doctorate in biomedical sciences, medicine, or a related field. Some experience in computer science, statistics, informatics, and/or genetics is recommended but not required. 

    Submissions should reference the "Vanderbilt Genomic Medicine Training Program" in the subject line of the email. 

    Anyone interested in being considered must submit the following (in PDF format) to Cynthia Williams, Program Manager in the Center for Precision Medicine (CPM), at cynthia.c.williams@vumc.org.  

    • CV or NIH biosketch
    • Letter of recommendation
    • 1-Page personal research statement
    • Unofficial transcripts 

    Postdoctoral Fellowship in High-Throughput EHR Phenotyping – The Wei Lab

    The Wei Lab in the Center for Precision Medicine was founded to enable better research through better electronic health record (EHR) based phenotyping. Wei-Qi Wei, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Biomedical Informatics, is looking to recruit talented postdoctoral researchers with a passion for science to support numerous National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants in the area of EHR phenotyping, natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, PheWAS, and Pharmacogenomics research.

    Under Vanderbilt's Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) Office, the program will provide RCR training, high-standard Individual Development Plans (IDP), and the Career Development Programs. 

    Applicants must have been awarded a doctorate in biomedical informatics, medicine or a related field. Programming skills are required. A background in mathematics, computer science, biostatistics, biomedical informatics, medicine, and/or genetics is preferred but not required. 

    Applications are accepted year-round and will be evaluated as they are received. To apply, please send an email to Dr. Wei-Qi Wei (wei-qi.wei@vumc.org) and with your statement of purpose (1 or 2 paragraphs), full CV, and contact information for three references. 

    Postdoctoral Opportunities – Vanderbilt Clinical Informatics Center (VCLIC)

    The Vanderbilt Clinical Informatics Center (VCLIC) is accepting applications for postdocs interested in working on clinical informatics-related research projects. If you would like to be considered for a postdoc role, please email a letter of interest, CV, and contact information for three references to Elise Russo (elise.russo@vumc.org) and Adam Wright, PhD, Director of VCLIC (adam.wright@vumc.org). 

    Postdoctoral Opportunities – Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

    The Department of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University is accepting applications from postdoctoral trainees interested in the field of biomedical informatics and data science.

    Our department is the largest academic department of biomedical informatics in the country, with more than 75 faculty members and a portfolio of research and development projects in fields as diverse as translational bioinformatics, clinical informatics and decision support, and biomedical data science. Trainees have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of informatics, explore research interests, join a thriving community of faculty, students, and alumni, and prepare for their research-focused career.

    Candidates with graduate preparation in biomedical informatics or a closely allied field may apply for a non-degree postdoctoral position focused on mentored research. Candidates interested in formal informatics training may apply for a degree-seeking postdoctoral fellowship to complete the MS in Biomedical Informatics in addition to doing mentored research.

    For more information, please visit https://www.vumc.org/dbmi/education or contact Rischelle Jenkins (rischelle.jenkins@vanderbilt.edu).

    Last Update: 3/17/25

  • Please reach out to Kim Unertl, PhD, Director of Graduate Studies, and Rischelle Jenkins, Program Manager for DBMI's Masters/PhD Program, for more information on educational opportunities.