Postdoctoral Associate

Summary

Postdoctoral positions in cheminformatics are available in the Zhi Tan laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX). The interdisciplinary group uses deep learning, computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, and molecular cell biology to develop novel therapeutics to tackle complex diseases such as cancers. Successful candidates have a proven track record in developing open‑source machine learning, deep learning, or cheminformatics tools (preferably written in Python).

• Plans, directs and conducts research experiments.
• Develops research techniques and performs applications required for specific research projects.
• Conducts literature searches and summarizes information in an appropriate format for a particular study.
• Documents results of experiments and reports to principal investigators.

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.

• Experience in cheminformatics software development.
• Experience in developing machine learning, deep learning tools, especially with application in drug discovery.
• Excellent communication skills with a diverse team of biological and chemical scientists.
• Experience with high performance computing environment (HPC) / cluster job submission.
• Knowledge of statistical methods, data science algorithms, scientific and numerical computation.
• Familiarity with common Python tools including Pandas, Num Py, Sci Py, Django, RDKit.
• Doctoral Degree in Computational Chemistry, bioinformatics, computational biology, or related discipline. Experience may not be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Proficiency in coding and debugging in Python.
• Strong knowledge and experience with relational databases (e.g. Oracle, SQL, MySQL).
• Comfortable working in a Linux environment.
• Experience with data processing pipelines and data analysis.
• The successful candidate should have experience with development of open‑source computational tools (machine learning, deep learning, cheminformatics), especially with application in drug discovery.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action/ Equal Access Employer.