Bioinformatics Postdoc: Protein Design & AI for Animals

Biopharma Careers; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in Ames, Iowa seeks a Bioinformatics Post-Doctoral Fellow to lead computational analyses for vaccine and therapeutic targets. You will design pipelines, interpret results, and present actionable conclusions as part of a collaborative team within the Future Innovation group.

Responsibilities include developing workflows for protein sequence/structure analysis, applying ML/AI methods, and mentoring junior scientists while maintaining high data integrity and

Qualifications

• PhD from an accredited institution in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, CS, Structural Biology or related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in computational biology, protein sequence/structure analysis, or design methodologies.
• Strong programming skills in Python, R, and experience with Git and HPC environments.
• Ability to communicate results and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct computational research supporting protein design, engineering, and structural biology initiatives.
• Develop and apply pipelines for sequence, structure, and functional analysis.
• Contribute to data capture, management, and curation for ML/AI datasets.
• Support data infrastructure, standards, and workflow automation for reproducibility.
• Create software tools and analyses using Python, R, and related languages.
• Collaborate with biologists, data scientists, and software engineers to deliver scalable solutions.
• Mentor junior scientists and promote best practices in bioinformatics and data management.

Skills

Python

R

Git

HPC

Bioinformatics

Protein modeling

Data analysis

Education

PhD in Bioinformatics or related field

Tools

Linux

Docker

Workflow systems

Job description

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in Ames, Iowa seeks a Bioinformatics Post-Doctoral Fellow to lead computational analyses for vaccine and therapeutic targets. You will design pipelines, interpret results, and present actionable conclusions as part of a collaborative team within the Future Innovation group.

Responsibilities include developing workflows for protein sequence/structure analysis, applying ML/AI methods, and mentoring junior scientists while maintaining high data integrity and