Research Specialist Sr, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

Job Title

The mission of the center is to foster innovation, implementation, and adoption of artificial intelligence systems and machine learning technologies in order to advance the frontier of biomolecular dynamics, decipher the mechanisms of diseases, and improve human health. The center will develop integrated computational/experimental tools to characterize and design the functional dynamics of proteins and leverage this knowledge to advance discovery of small molecule drug candidates with enhanced precision for distinct conformational states

Train new lab personal and collaborators on machine learning approaches

Collate and make accessible machine learning methods developed or implemented in the center

Develop and update appropriate documentations

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

The ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

Master's degree in a computer science or a related field is necessary.

Experience and Skills:

Experience in coding, training machine learning models and data sciences is strongly preferred.

• Contract Compliance - VU
• Data Capture - VU
• Experimentation - VU
• Quality Control - VU
• Quantitative Research - VU
• Regulatory Compliance - VU
• Report Writing - VU
• Research Ethics - VU
• Research Funding - VU
• Research Methodologies - VU

At Vanderbilt University, our work - regardless of title or role - is in service to an important and noble mission in which every member of our community serves in advancing knowledge and transforming lives on a daily basis. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, on a 330+ acre campus and arboretum dating back to 1873, Vanderbilt is proud to have been named as one of "America's Best Large Employers" as well as a top employer in Tennessee and the Nashville metropolitan area by Forbes for several years running.

We welcome those who are interested in learning and growing professionally with an employer that strives to create, foster and sustain opportunities as an employer of choice.

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Vanderbilt University is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Job Identification
• Posting Date 05/29/2026, 02:42 PM
• Locations Nashville, TN, United States (On-site)
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Category Research
• Job Function Core Research and Laboratory
• Management Level Individual Contributor 3