Coadjutant Researcher RCSB PDB Job Piscataway Township New Jersey USA,IT/Tech

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university’s broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, based on position, which includes:

Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
Employee and dependent educational benefits
Life insurance coverage
Employee discounts programs

RCSB Protein Data Bank is seeking a highly motivated database programmer with experience in database administration and domain experience in computer science or relevant certification. This position will involve collaboration with wwPDB scientists and software developers in a collaborative team environment. The candidate should be comfortable working in a dynamic environment, and able to demonstrate an ability to think creatively, generate new ideas, and implement solutions.

The candidate should be interested in structural biological data and enjoy engaging with other programmers and scientists in a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

Perform weekly update processes for updating PDB archives
Monitor update performance and implement changes for improvements
Extend and maintain data exchange with wwPDB partners
Improve and maintain weekly update related software/scripts
Extend and maintain new content types in the PDB archives
Build and support database systems of high availability and quality
Design new relational database schema, integrate complex bioinformatics data, and improve existing schemas through normalization
Improve existing backup processes for both relational and non-relational DBMS
Provide users with data in appropriate formats and in a timely manner for data analysis and statistical reports
Indexing and query performance tuning
Monitor database performance, implement changes, apply new patches and update versions when required
Use high-speed transaction recovery techniques for database backups

Position Status

Part Time

Posting Number

26FA0731

Posting Open Date

08/21/2026

Posting Close Date Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

Bachelor or higher degree in Computer Science or relevant certification
DB administration skills in MySQL, MongoDB, and MariaDB
Knowledge of data backup, recovery, security, and integrity
Experience with software development in Python programming and shell scripting
Experience with creating and updating DB schemas with complex relationships
Experience with DB data manipulations (loading, performance measurement, backup)

Certifications/Licenses Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Additional skills are a plus

Experience working with large and complex scientific datasets and data models
Experience working with a DBMS in both on-cloud and on-premise environments
Experience in C++ programming
Problem solving skills and ability to think algorithmically
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications Equipment Utilized Workstation/laptop Physical Demands and Work Environment

Onsite in academic and collaborative working environment

Overview

Perform weekly update processes for updating PDB archives Monitor update performance and implement changes for improvements Extend and maintain data exchange with wwPDB…