AI-Driven Systems Biologist for Crop Trait Modeling

Quintall

Fijnaart

On-site

EUR 85,000 - 105,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Rijk Zwaan Academy training

Introductory lunch with management

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Job summary

Rijk Zwaan is seeking a Systems Biology Scientist to develop and apply systems-level models of molecular networks that underlie complex traits in crops, bridging genomics, transcriptomics and AI-driven modeling. You will collaborate with computational biology, bioinformatics and breeding experts, translating large-scale data into actionable insights for research and variety development.

The role emphasizes interdisciplinary teamwork, data integration and contributing to external collaborations

Qualifications

PhD in Systems Biology, Computational Biology or Bioinformatics.
Experience in experimental setup and modeling gene regulatory networks in plants.
Strong multi-omics data integration and analysis background.
Familiarity with AI or ML approaches in genomics is an advantage.
Experience in interdisciplinary and/or collaborative research projects.
Strong programming and data analysis skills (Python, R).

Responsibilities

Develop and apply gene regulatory and molecular network models for complex trait analysis in crops.
Contribute to developing machine interpretable network storage system.
Integrate multi-omics data to model multigene traits for variety development.
Apply systems biology and AI-based approaches to identify regulators and intervention points.
Translate modeling results into hypotheses for testing in breeding and research programs.
Join external collaborations on behalf of Rijk Zwaan and internalize outcomes.