**Description** Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Post Doctoral Fellow to join our Immunology and Respiratory Discovery Research Department located at our Ridgefield, CT facility. The purpose of this position is to support biomarker discovery and disease positioning efforts through the computational analysis of multi-omic spatial biology datasets to characterize the progression of human disease and the relationship with the biology of therapeutically relevant proteins and pathways. This will involve the evaluation, implementation, and integration of spatial analysis algorithms, and development of computational workflows to manage the resulting data. As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees. **Duties & Responsibilities** + Independently performs scientific experiments with a predefined goal including developing new methodologies, protocols and or test procedures that contribute to core group/research goals and reflect expert knowledge; + Develops an understanding of R&D team goals and works effectively toward achieving them; Either assumes departmental responsibility for projects when necessary OR has ability to participate as representative on multiple project teams and contribute to defining expertise-related aspects of overall program goals + Prepares clear technical reports, publications and oral presentations. Independently communicate results in the form of reports and or presentations; Presents responsibly and defends own work at meetings; May deliver updates to senior level management in context of overall project goals + Develops expertise in a specific project-relevant area OR technology; May provide guidance and expertise to advance specific projects OR evaluate and propose new technologies and concepts in support of multiple projects. + Keeps abreast of relevant literature; Develops visibility outside of functional area + Assumes responsibility for direct reports as needed including recruiting, managing, mentoring and developing scientific staff + Complies with all applicable regulations; Ensures that work performed in area of responsibility is conducted in a safe and compliant manner; Maintains proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies + Contributes to departmental administration; Demonstrates fiscal responsibility with respect to cost of experiments, technology, external collaborations, and travel **Requirements** + Ph.D. degree in related discipline with no more than three (3) years of Post Doctoral experience. + Must exhibit high competency programming in Python or R and using computational biology tools to perform high dimensional data analysis + Desirable to have prior experience in the field of spatial biology, systems biology or quantitative image analysis + Should demonstrate working knowledge of techniques such as multiplex immunohistochemistry and in-situ hybridization + Should be able to communicate complex ideas effectively; both orally and in writing in an inter disciplinary environment + Familiarity with immunology, auto-immune and auto-inflammatory diseases is desirable + Strong inter-personal skills and a proven track record of collaboration and working effectively in cross-disciplinary teams + Other desirable attributes include superior problem-solving skills, strong motivation and high levels of organization. **Compensation:** This position offers a base salary of $80,000.00. For an overview of our benefits please click here (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/us/careers/benefits-rewards) . **Eligibility Requirements** : + Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. + Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required). + Must be 18 years of age or older. **Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities** All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.