Bioinformatics Scientist

Axle Informatics•Rockville, MD

About The Position

Axle is looking to add a driven, flexible, organized, and meticulous Bioinformatics Scientist to our dynamic team. The Contractor(s) shall provide services in support of the overall functions of the Structural Bioinformatics Core (SBIS), Vaccine Research Center (VRC).

Requirements

PhD in Computational Biology/Chemistry or a related field is required.
2-3 years of postdoctoral experience is required.

Responsibilities

Utilize computer simulation expertise such as molecular dynamic and monte carlo simulations to solve protein structures' dynamics and mechanism of protein-protein interaction.
Develop and apply in silico tools to design vaccine and therapeutic products against diverse pathogens, including HIV-1, Influenza, or Malaria.
Develop methods to study vaccin-elicited immune responses, including antibodies' sequence and structural analysis.
Develop and apply custom-made AI/ML tools to analyze vaccine outcomes.
Serve as expert to identify critical/biological findings of experimental data and collaborate with other scientists.
Utilize High performance computing (HPC) to bring the state-of-the-art techniques such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning to vaccine target protein design.
Co-lead on projects, including (but not limited to) HIV-1 Malaria, Influenza and Lassa) and coordinate with scientists from other organizations or institutions involved in similar or related research projects.
Provide scientific expertise to facilitate protein and vaccine design.
Mentor interns and postbaccalaureate scientists.
Publish the findings and analysis in peer-reviewed journals.