Staff Computational Scientist Jobs in Iowa

Translate voice of the customer and customer unmet needs to material performance requirements

3+ years of experience in advanced materials or specialty chemicals industrial research and/or new product development

Experience with one or more simulation packages – Gaussian, DMOL3, CASTEP, VASP, QuantumESPRESSO, COSMOTherm, LAMMPS, GROMACS, Towhee/Cassandra, UniSim/Aspen, Ansys

Experience in employing data science and AI/ML techniques for development of new materials

Experience in a fast-paced environment

Desire and abilities to identify, develop, and improve new technical concepts and products

We offer comprehensive compensation packages and inclusive health and wellness benefits.

Have 3+ years of experience working with cross-functional partners to develop and push forward strategies that impact multiple projects.

Have an expertise in Math, Operations Research, Physics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Economics, Finance, Computer Science, or another quantitative field.

Have strong software engineering and design skills and can work within a shared (Python) code base.

Have experience applying data analysis, machine learning, or statistical modeling to real world applications.

Have access to a wealth of unique data and best-in-class algorithms, providing a solid foundation to build on

Demonstrated experience with database design and queries, data management problem-solving, and scientific coding.

Demonstrated coding experience with R, Python, and/or similar languages.

Experience managing, analyzing, and interpreting large datasets.

3+ years of directly related professional experience in a similar role.

Lead tasks and projects to accomplish client goals and objectives.

Lead read-across analysis to estimate the toxicity, hazard, metabolism, bioaccumulation, physical-chemical properties, and/or characteristics of chemicals (or classes of chemicals).

PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, proteomics; or similar subject area with 2 years postgraduate experience in industy;

Hands on experience in performing analysis and interpreting biology with proteomics datasets required;

Experience in multi-omic data analysis including genetics, transcriptomics and single cell RNA-Seq is preferred;

Strong analytical, statistical and programming skills (Python/R/etc);

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively with scientists working in other disciplines;

Experience with genomic data sets is a plus.

Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)

Career Training and Educational Opportunities

Ph.D. in cancer biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, or related field plus 0-5 years of relevant experience required.

Five years of relevant postdoctoral research experience, optimally at the level of Research Associate, Assistant Staff Scientist or similar position.

Experience in drug screening and HT assays is a plus.

Maintain working knowledge of relevant literature.