Senior Bioinformatics Programmer & AI Scientist

UCSF Health, AG; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF is seeking a senior Computational Biologist for the Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) to lead advanced computational methods for protein interactions, structural biology, and AI-driven discovery. You will shape strategy, mentor staff, and collaborate with researchers across UCSF schools and external partners.

Responsibilities include directing multi-investigator programs, ensuring reproducibility, and delivering reusable computational resources and methods for translational biology

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biological science, computational / programming, or related area.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of advanced computational methods for biological data.
• Provide computational leadership across multi-investigator programs.
• Mentor computational staff and students.
• Collaborate with experimental researchers to translate predictions into tests.
• Establish standards and reproducibility practices.
• Represent UCSF QBI computational expertise in publications and talks.

Skills

Python programming

AI/ML biology

Structural bioinformatics

PPI analysis

Deep learning

LLM tools

Cloud platforms

Containerization

Version control

Data governance

Scientific communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in biological science or computational field

Tools

Git

Docker

Cloud platforms

LLM tools

Graph neural networks

Job description

UCSF is seeking a senior Computational Biologist for the Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) to lead advanced computational methods for protein interactions, structural biology, and AI-driven discovery. You will shape strategy, mentor staff, and collaborate with researchers across UCSF schools and external partners.

Responsibilities include directing multi-investigator programs, ensuring reproducibility, and delivering reusable computational resources and methods for translational biology