Computational Biologist – Deep Learning

At Syngenta we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge the Bioinformatics group is seeking a Computational Biologist to help design build and deploy Artificial Intelligence models (e.g. deep learning) to analyze genomics data for crop improvement. The position is in Durham North Carolina.

Role Purpose :

• Work in a team of computational biologists to train modify and apply deep learning models and to create or enhance workflows that leverage these models in our seeds pipeline
• Join cross-functional diverse research teams to deliver the next generation of predictive and generative technologies to support Syngenta Seeds product pipeline
• Become an active member of the Bioinformatics group and drive innovation in a rapidly evolving scientific discipline
• Synthesize results and clearly communicate progress and challenges to project team members

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PLEASE NOTE Candidates must be already located in the United States and not require visa sponsorship now or in the future (Includes OPT).

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What We Offer :

Syngenta has been ranked as a  top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our  team and our mission here :   is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.

WL : 4B

#LI-Hybrid

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Laboratory Experience,Transfection,Bioinformatics,DNA Isolation,Genetics,PCR,R,Biochemistry,Next Generation Sequencing,Cell Culture,Molecular Biology,Research Laboratory Experience

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1