AI-Driven Computational Biologist for Biomanufacturing

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Culture of belonging

Job summary

Berkeley Lab seeks a Computational Biologist Research Scientist to advance AI-enabled biomanufacturing. The role focuses on integrating AI, robotics, and omics data to build predictive models and automate scientific workflows.

Collaboration with experimentalists drives new experiments and funding opportunities. The successful candidate will design data systems, publish results, and contribute to grant proposals.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant science or engineering field.
• Experience applying AI to guide biological experiments.
• Strong mathematical background and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply artificial intelligence and data-mining approaches to guide and advance biomanufacturing.
• Develop quantitatively predictive models of cell metabolism.
• Integrate transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic data into quantitative predictive models.
• Develop and orchestrate AI agents to analyze complex scientific data and propose future directions.
• Design and leverage data management systems to organize biological data.
• Collaborate with experimentalists to guide new work and use data fully.
• Develop, integrate, and utilize robotic systems to automate scientific workflows.
• Prepare research results for publication and presentations at conferences and seminars.
• Assist with grant proposals and funding applications.
• May supervise team performance and talent development.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Grant writing support

Education

PhD in Systems Biology, Bioengineering, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline

Tools

Python

Deep learning

Lab automation

Job description

Berkeley Lab seeks a Computational Biologist Research Scientist to advance AI-enabled biomanufacturing. The role focuses on integrating AI, robotics, and omics data to build predictive models and automate scientific workflows.

Collaboration with experimentalists drives new experiments and funding opportunities. The successful candidate will design data systems, publish results, and contribute to grant proposals.