Junior Bioinformatician: Protein Design & Software Infra

CRG; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, Spain, invites a junior bioinformatician to support computational protein design and software infrastructure. You will work closely with researchers and collaborators on concrete group needs, performing model benchmarking and automation tasks within a dynamic, international team.

The role emphasizes technical support over research training, offering a one-year contract and opportunities to contribute to FoldX, AlphaFold, and structural

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in bioinformatics or related field required.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Strong Python and Linux command line skills.
• Willingness to learn C++ and build tools on the job.

Responsibilities

• Validate diffusion model benchmarks for peptide generation and report results.
• Automate molecule parameterisation in FoldX with scripts and pipelines.
• Maintain and distribute software infrastructure, including multi-platform FoldX builds.

Skills

Protein structure

Python

Linux CLI

C++ on job

Git

CMake/Make

HPC clusters

Structural modelling tools

ML models

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in bioinformatics or related field

Tools

FoldX

AlphaFold

Rosetta

Job description

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, Spain, invites a junior bioinformatician to support computational protein design and software infrastructure. You will work closely with researchers and collaborators on concrete group needs, performing model benchmarking and automation tasks within a dynamic, international team.

The role emphasizes technical support over research training, offering a one-year contract and opportunities to contribute to FoldX, AlphaFold, and structural