Bioinformatics & AI Postdoc for Precision Therapeutics

Purdue University; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Purdue University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Bioinformatics, Pharmacogenomics, and AI/ML to advance computational methods for biomedical discovery and precision therapeutics. The role offers opportunities to collaborate with the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University, working with clinicians, scientists, informaticians, and data professionals across institutions.

Ideal candidates pursue advanced training and leadership in bioinformatics, pharmacogenomics, AI/ML,

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent in bioinformatics or related field.
• Experience with omics data and pharmacogenomics data.
• Strong programming skills in Python, R, SQL.
• Experience with NLP/LLMs in biomedical data.
• Strong written and verbal communication; scholarly output.
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply bioinformatics, pharmacogenomics, AI/ML, and deep learning methods.
• Analyze and integrate large-scale biomedical datasets (omics, pharmacogenomics, clinical data).
• Build computational pipelines for drug discovery and precision therapeutics.
• Develop predictive models, NLP/LLM applications, and analytic frameworks.
• Lead manuscript preparation and contribute to grant proposals.
• Collaborate with clinicians, biomedical scientists, informaticians, and data scientists.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Bioinformatics

Pharmacogenomics

AI/ML

Deep Learning

NLP

Knowledge Graphs

Data Integration

Drug Discovery

Education

PhD in a related field

Job description

Purdue University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Bioinformatics, Pharmacogenomics, and AI/ML to advance computational methods for biomedical discovery and precision therapeutics. The role offers opportunities to collaborate with the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University, working with clinicians, scientists, informaticians, and data professionals across institutions.

Ideal candidates pursue advanced training and leadership in bioinformatics, pharmacogenomics, AI/ML,