RA/Sr.RA, RNA Engineering

Responsibilities:

1.Assist scientists in RNA engineering R&D activities, including computational analysis, data integration, dataset construction, and computational model development;

2.Support routine design work, including the design of RNA constructs, screening strategies, and validation workflows, in close collaboration with scientists;

3.Utilize, integrate, and maintain RNA-related databases (e.g., NCBI, RPFdb, RBPDB, and other relevant resources), and build and curate structured datasets and analysis pipelines to support RNA engineering design, evaluation, and R&D activities;

4.Contribute to the evaluation, implementation, and development of new computational methods and tools for RNA data analysis and optimization;

5.Work collaboratively with scientists from different backgrounds, including computational, experimental, and translational teams, to ensure data quality and reproducibility.

Requirements

1.Master's degree or above in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, RNA Biology, Molecular Biology, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative or biomedical field;

2.Familiarity with Python and/or R for biological data analysis. Candidates with relevant academic, internship, or research project experience are welcome to apply;

2.Basic understanding of common bioinformatics and sequencing data analysis concepts, with experience working with NGS, long-read sequencing, or single-cell sequencing data preferred;

3.Experience with high-throughput functional assays (e.g., MPRA) is a plus;

4.Comfortable working in a Linux-based computational environment and interested in developing reproducible bioinformatics workflows;

5.Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to data quality and reproducibility;

6.Ability to work collaboratively with scientists from different backgrounds, including computational, experimental, and translational teams;

7.Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch is a plus;

8.Experience or interest in RNA engineering, RNA therapeutics, or RNA biology is a plus, but not required.