Computational Metabolomics Engineer
Novogaia
Posted 6+ months ago
Computational Metabolomics Engineer
Job description
Company Description
At Novogaia, we are accelerating the discovery of natural products from fungi using machine learning and metabolomics analysis. Our mission is to build machine learning models that can rapidly screen the chemical space of fungi and identify novel bioactive small molecules for applications in pharmaceuticals and agriculture.
Role Description
This is a 40h/week, remote role for a Bioinformatician in Computational Metabolomics at Novogaia. Working alongside our CTO, David Kubánek, you’ll be helping us build computational models for predicting the properties of molecules produced by fungi based on their DNA and mass spectra.
The role would best suit a bioinformatician with knowledge in computational metabolomics, looking to work in a fast paced, high-conviction environment with real-world impact.
The starting date of this role is as soon as possible, starting as an intern. This role can transition to a full-time role as a founding research engineer including stock options (equity).
Responsibilities
Developing proprietary algorithms and bioinformatics workflows to analyze fungal biochemistry
Sourcing and integrating open-source tools with in-house data
Running computational experiments and visualizing findings for analysis
Competencies
Core
Experience using bioinformatics tools in metabolomics such as MZMine, SIRIUS, CANOPUS, GNPS, MS2Prop, CSI:FingerID
Experience analyzing large biochemical datasets
Bachelor’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field
Thriving in an environment with ambiguity where you can adapt quickly
Ability to work independently and in a team setting
Nice-to-have
Experience building custom computational pipelines in Python for the analysis of mass spectra
Experience with machine learning applied to computational metabolomics
Understanding of microbial genetics and the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Experience with genome mining tools (antiSMASH, GATOR-GC, funARTS)
Experience with collaborative work in cloud environments
Come join us
If you find this exciting and think you'd be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you!
Reach out at tess@novogaia.bio.