Research Assistant - Structural Bioinformatics

About the Company

Astera is a private foundation on a mission to steer science and technology toward an abundant future. Projects supported by Astera operate like high-velocity startups, allowing for ambitious goals and the attraction of strong technical talent.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and run bioinformatic pipelines for structural data processing, curation, and quality control
• Support development and benchmarking of validation metrics against experimental datasets
• Assist with data deposition, formatting, and documentation to meet community data standards
• Help prepare datasets, figures, and summaries for publications, reports, and presentations
• Coordinate with Scientists and engineers on routine data management tasks and troubleshooting

Requirements

• BS or MS in bioinformatics, structural biology, computational biology, or a related field
• Working proficiency in Python
• Familiarity with structural file formats (PDB, mmCIF, mtz)
• Strong organizational skills and close attention to detail in data handling
• Ability to work across computational and experimental teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to crystallography or cryo-EM data processing
• Familiarity with PDB, EMDB, or related databases