Computational Biology Program Scientist

MIT

Job Location:

Cambridge, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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.

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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

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Posting DescriptionCOMPUTATIONAL 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 ...