Metabolic Modeler; Temporary

Responsibilities

• Creative and validate genome‑scale metabolic models using our in‑house software for various immune and disease cell types of interest.
• Analyze transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and lipidomics data and their integration to contextualize the genome‑scale metabolic models for different organisms.
• Integrate omics and metabolic modeling analysis.
• Conduct biological interpretation of modeling results in the context of the project objectives.

• Paid time off including vacation and sick leave
• Comprehensive insurance options including health, dental, vision, and life insurance

• Master's degree in computational biology, systems biology, bioinformatics, biological engineering, biophysics, mathematics, or related field plus six (6) years of post‑degree experience in computational systems modeling, simulation, and analytics.
• Experience with analyzing multi‑omics data (e.g., single cell and/or spatial transcriptomics, metabolomics, etc), computational biology, disease biomarkers, or immune profiling.
• Advanced computational and programming competence (e.g., Python, MATLAB, or R).
• Advanced experience working with metabolic models.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to give and receive constructive criticism to solve complex scientific and technical challenges.
• Highly efficient at working both independently and asynchronously, and with remote‑based colleagues.
• Desire to work on a highly complex infrastructure that requires tight integration and communication with the computational and experimental scientists and software developers.

• PhD in computational biology, systems biology, bioinformatics, biological engineering, biophysics, mathematics, or related field plus five (5) years of post‑degree experience in computational systems modeling, simulation, and analytics.
• Experience working with software developers.
• 8+ years of experience with metabolic models.

Posted Salary: $52,250/year minimum

Job Type: Full‑Time Temporary

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