Computational Biologist

Job Responsibilities:

• Integrate and analyze multi-omics datasets, including transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, single-cell profiling, and immune repertoire data, to identify biomarkers and molecular signatures relevant to vaccine response, efficacy, and safety.

• Demonstrate strong familiarity with state-of-the-art methods and tools for bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, TCR profiling, BCR profiling, and immune profiling data analysis.

• Design AI-agent solutions that help researchers explore, query, integrate, analyze, and generate insights from multi-omics datasets and related scientific knowledge.

• Build data pipelines and knowledge systems that allow AI agents to retrieve, summarize, connect, and reason across biological datasets, metadata, research workflows, and scientific literature.

• Develop interfaces and APIs to support interaction with internal databases, cloud storage, bioinformatics pipelines, and external scientific resources.

• Collaborate with computational biologists, data scientists, and software engineers to translate research needs into scalable AI solutions.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Masters degree or Ph.D. in computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science, AI/ML, data science, immunology, or a related quantitative scientific field.

• Experience analyzing multi-omics datasets for biomedical or vaccine research, such as genetics, bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, spatial omics, immune repertoire profiling, proteomics, or related data types.

• Experience with biomarker discovery, immune-response analysis, or systems immunology, preferably in the context of vaccine, infectious disease, or immunology research.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a hybrid team environment.

• Hands-on experience generating immunological insights from single-cell sequencing data is highly desirable.

• Expertise in artificial intelligence, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, agentic AI workflows, or multi-agent system architecture is highly desirable.

• Experience building LLM-based applications, multi-agent AI systems, agent orchestration workflows, or autonomous research assistants.

• Strong software engineering skills in Python and modern AI development frameworks are preferred.

• Ability to document code thoroughly to ensure reproducibility and clarity for collaborative projects.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Pearl River, NY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $38.00 - $42.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Pearl River,NY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 16, 2026.

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