AI Drug Discovery Scientist II — Lab-in-the-Loop

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 74,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Systems Pharmacology AI Research Center (SPARC) seeks a Scientist II to advance AI-driven drug discovery. The role targets early-career researchers with a PhD in biomedical informatics, computing, data science, AI, or related fields, to develop novel AI models and collaborate with experimental teams in a lab-in-the-loop framework.

Responsibilities include securing extramural funding as a Co-Investigator, contributing to SPARC service activities,

Qualifications

• PhD or MD/DO/DVM with related research experience preferred.
• Experience in biomedical informatics, computing, data science or AI-related fields.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI models and software for SPARC's drug discovery pipeline.
• Collaborate with experimental teams in lab-in-the-loop studies.
• Contribute to grant proposals as a Co-Investigator.
• Provide SPARC services including reproducibility tooling and codebases.
• Draft manuscripts and progress reports for sponsors.
• Foster collaborations within UAB and with external partners.
• Mentor junior researchers and trainees.

Job description

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Systems Pharmacology AI Research Center (SPARC) seeks a Scientist II to advance AI-driven drug discovery. The role targets early-career researchers with a PhD in biomedical informatics, computing, data science, AI, or related fields, to develop novel AI models and collaborate with experimental teams in a lab-in-the-loop framework.

Responsibilities include securing extramural funding as a Co-Investigator, contributing to SPARC service activities,