Tempus
Structural Biologist III
$120K–$170K
Aliso Viejo · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years of R&D experience in computational structural biology or related fields, including at least 2 years of post-doctoral or industrial experience and 2 years of management experience.
- Education
- PhD in computational biology, structural biology, biophysics, bioinformatics, or equivalent.
About the job
Develops structural biology methods and tools to analyze clinical variants and use biomolecular structural data to guide clinical decisions.
What you'll do
- Interpret structure-function relationships to support variant analyses and develop structural modeling, molecular dynamics, and clinical variant assessment methods and tools.
- Collaborate across teams to validate algorithms and workflows and coordinate clinical research projects.
- Write production-grade code, maintain documentation, mentor staff, lead the structural team, and update stakeholders on project progress.
What they ask for
- PhD in computational biology, structural biology, biophysics, bioinformatics, or equivalent.
- Proficiency in scripting or programming languages and bioinformatics/modeling software.
- Strong background in systems biology, molecular dynamics, and experimental techniques such as X-ray and Cryo-EM.
Pay
$120,000 - $170,000 (USD; base salary)
Tools
Python, R, Perl, C/C++, Java, SQL, X-ray, Cryo-EM
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