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Computational Biology Program Scientist
  • Job Number: 25654
  • Functional Area: Research - Scientific
  • Department: Institute for Medical Eng. and Science
  • School Area: Engineering
  • Pay Range Minimum: $73,000
  • Pay Range Maximum: $111,000
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No
  • Schedule:
  • Pay Grade: No Grade


Posting Description

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY PROGRAM SCIENTIST, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science - Lieberman Lab, will be instrumental in building and maintaining robust computational systems that drive computational microbiology and microbiome science forward; improve our newly released and emerging pipelines (including PHLAME and AccuSNV) to be capable of even greater scale; lead new research projects using these and others tools, and work closely with PI Tami Lieberman on new directions.

The full job description is available, here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:b06b4471-29b2-48f3-ab84-08c35c34c9e0


 

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Graduate degree in Computational Biology, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Genomics, or a closely related quantitative field; a minimum of two years of experience with microbial genomics; proficiency in Python; hands-on experience with GitHub; demonstrated expertise with workflow management systems such as Nextflow or Snakemake; excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; the ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of people; and the capacity to translate complex biological questions into actionable computational approaches. PREFERRED: Four years of experience in microbial genomics; experience building conda packages; familiarity with machine learning applications; and knowledge of metabolic modeling.

4/17/2026