Bioinformatician

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; USD 82,656 - 123,984; Part time

Job summary

A biotechnology firm seeks a Bioinformatician for an hourly contract position to analyze sequencing data and test AI models. The role involves designing benchmark tasks, creating workflows from real datasets, and using command-line bioinformatics tools. Candidates must be a graduate student or equivalent and have authored a recent research paper. This position offers flexible hours and remote work with a pay range of $60.00/hr - $90.00/hr.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate student, Postdoctoral Fellow, or Research Scientist in a related field.
• Recently authored a bioinformatics research paper published in 2024 or later.
• Publication must include publicly deposited sequencing data.

Responsibilities

• Design and evaluate benchmark bioinformatics tasks for AI models.
• Create workflows from published datasets ensuring scientific rigor.
• Implement and validate analyses using multiple command-line tools.

Skills

Attention to detail

Scientific reasoning

Problem-solving

Strong communication skills

Command-line tools

Education

Graduate student (M.S. or Ph.D.) or equivalent

Tools

BWA

BLAST

samtools

Alphafold

Job description

Overview

Bioinformatician role at Crossing Hurdles. This is an hourly contract position.

Base pay range: $60.00/hr - $90.00/hr

Location: Remote (U.S., UK, or Canada only)

Duration: 1–2 months (with potential extension)

Commitment: 10–20 hrs/week (scalable up to 40 hrs/week)

Type: Hourly Contract

Role Responsibilities

• Design and evaluate benchmark bioinformatics tasks to test AI models’ ability to analyze sequencing data.
• Create workflows from real-world, published datasets, ensuring scientific rigor and reproducibility.
• Implement and validate analyses using multiple command-line bioinformatics tools (e.g., BWA, BLAST, samtools, Alphafold, etc.).
• Provide detailed feedback on AI-generated bioinformatics workflows, outputs, and interpretations.
• Collaborate asynchronously with AI research teams to refine experimental design and task evaluation criteria.
• Document processes and ensure compliance with best practices in computational biology and genomics research.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate student (M.S. or Ph.D.), Postdoctoral Fellow, or Research Scientist in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, or a related quantitative field.
• Must have recently authored a bioinformatics research paper (published in 2024 or later).
• Publication must include publicly deposited sequencing data (e.g., SRA or other stable repositories).
• Publication must demonstrate the use of at least 3 command-line bioinformatics tools (BWA, BLAST, samtools, Alphafold, etc.).
• Exceptional attention to detail, scientific reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment.
• Access to a desktop or laptop computer (Chromebooks not supported).