Bioinformatics Programmer I

Department Overview: The Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry is dedicated to advancing the understanding of fundamental biochemical mechanisms that underlie health and disease, with the goal of enabling the development of more effective diagnostics and therapeutics. The selected candidate will be appointed within the Irwin Research Group, which specializes in computational chemistry approaches to identify and design novel small molecules. This work supports the study and modulation of complex biological processes and contributes to innovative research at the intersection of chemistry and biology. Biological and Research Data Analysis Under direct supervision, utilizes basic software tools to analyze or interpret biological or research data of limited scope and complexity. Assist with the use of chemical databases and their graphical user. Assist with molecular docking methods and workflows. Assist with training AI models and applying established methods to ultra-large chemical spaces. Operational Systems and Database Documentation Assists with documentation for implementation of changes to operational systems and databases. Support documentation and troubleshooting efforts relarted to current computational issues in the lab.