Programmer

• 560154

• Columbia University Medical Center

• Systems Biology

• Full Time

• Opening on: Oct 14 2026

• Grade 104

• Job Type: Officer of Administration

• Bargaining Unit:

• Regular/Temporary: Regular

• End Date if Temporary:

• Hours Per Week: 35

• Standard Work Schedule:

• Building:

• Salary Range: $80,000-$80,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The AlQuraishi Lab in the Departments of Systems Biology and Computer Science at Columbia University is seeking a full-time Programmer with a strong focus on software engineering and computational biology. The Programmer will develop and maintain software infrastructure and computational tools for analyzing signaling networks and their organization in mammalian systems.

This position offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of software engineering, machine learning, and computational biology, with projects involving large-scale biological datasets and computational analyses. The Programmer will collaborate closely with members of the AlQuraishi Lab as well as academic and industry partners across major research consortia, including OpenFold, AISB (AI Structural Biology Network), and OpenBind.

Responsibilities

• Write code and develop machine learning algorithms
• Run large scale analyses
• Summarize and prepare reports on the findings
• Utilize analytical skills to solve moderately complex problems based on guidelines, protocols, and procedures
• Work within guidelines to carry out assigned duties
• Share information and confirmation of data with other members of the lab and the PI

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Mathematics, related quantitative field, or equivalent in education and experience
• At least 3 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with machine learning, scientific computing, computational biology, bioinformatic, or structural biology.
• Experience working with large-scale biological or scientific datasets.
• Knowledge of statistical methods and quantitative data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to independently take a computational project from problem formulation through implementation, analysis, and delivery.

Other Requirements

• N/A

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