RNA Bioinformatics Scientist: ML & Data Pipelines

BERKELEY EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH IN SINGAPORE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Singapore UCSD RNA Frontier (SURF) program seeks a data scientist to analyze multi-omics data and develop ML models to advance RNA therapeutics. You will design and optimize pipelines, collaborate with wet-lab scientists, and contribute to reproducible data governance and publications.

This role demands strong programming skills, HPC or cloud experience, and a drive for translational biology. Candidates should hold a PhD in a quantitative field and have 5–10 years in research settings.

Qualifications

• PhD in bioinformatics or related field with 5–10 years in academic or industrial research.
• Experience with machine-learning models applied to biological data is essential.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large-scale -omics datasets to assess target modulation, pathways, and action mechanisms.
• Develop robust, reproducible bioinformatics pipelines using R, Python, and Bash.

Skills

Data analysis

Computational biology

Machine learning

Python

R

Education

PhD in bioinformatics or related field

Tools

Docker

Singularity

HPC

Cloud computing

R

Python

Workflow management systems

Job description

The Singapore UCSD RNA Frontier (SURF) program seeks a data scientist to analyze multi-omics data and develop ML models to advance RNA therapeutics. You will design and optimize pipelines, collaborate with wet-lab scientists, and contribute to reproducible data governance and publications.

This role demands strong programming skills, HPC or cloud experience, and a drive for translational biology. Candidates should hold a PhD in a quantitative field and have 5–10 years in research settings.