Bioinformatics Expert - Genomics Specialist - AI Trainer

Mercor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a bioinformatics researcher to perform complex data-analysis tasks on sequencing and omics data. You will craft questions with exact answers, select appropriate public or private datasets, and use notebooks to reproduce analyses.

You will work with Python or R to analyze data, document workflows, and interpret results, communicating uncertainties and conclusions clearly. This role emphasizes rigorous scientific writing and reproducibility.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in bioinformatics or a closely related field or equivalent research experience.
• Hands-on experience analyzing sequencing and omics data from raw reads to interpretation.
• Experience with one or more listed tools and standard Python/R bioinformatics workflows.
• Able to write and run Jupyter notebooks that reproduce work exactly.
• Clear, precise scientific writing and documentation.
• Access to unpublished or private datasets is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Complete realistic, multi-step data-analysis tasks in bioinformatics.
• Write original bioinformatics questions with exact, objective answers.
• Select and anonymize data from public archives or private sources for analysis.
• Use scientific software and command-line tools to generate reproducible analyses.
• Develop a Jupyter validation notebook in Python or R.
• Interpret results and communicate assumptions, uncertainty, and conclusions.

Skills

Data analysis

Bioinformatics

Scientific writing

Jupyter notebooks

Education

Master's or PhD in bioinformatics or related field

Tools

samtools

bcftools

bedtools

BWA

Bowtie2

BLAST

Python

pandas

Biopython

pysam

R

DESeq2

edgeR

limma

GenomicRanges

Job description

What you'll do:

• Complete realistic, multi-step scientific data-analysis tasks in bioinformatics

• Write original bioinformatics questions where each answer is exact and objective

• Choose and anonymize data (e.g. from public archives such as GEO, SRA/ENA, ArrayExpress, PRIDE, PDB, MGnify or from your own unpublished lab data) for the model to analyze

• Use scientific software, code, and command-line tools to generate reproducible analyses and structured final outputs

• Develop a Jupyter validation notebook, analyzing the data in Python or R, which reproduces the correct answer to your question

• Interpret results in the context of the underlying biological or translational question, clearly communicating assumptions, uncertainty, and conclusions

Who we’re looking for:

• Masters or PhD (or equivalent research experience) in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, statistical genetics, quantitative biology or a closely related field

• Hands-on experience analyzing sequencing and omics data (bulk or single-cell RNA-seq, WGS/WES, variant calling, metagenomics, proteomics or similar), from raw reads to interpretation

• Experience with one or more of the following tools: samtools, bcftools, bedtools, BWA, Bowtie2, BLAST, plus Python (pandas, Biopython, pysam) or R/Bioconductor (DESeq2, edgeR, limma, GenomicRanges)

• Able to write and run Jupyter notebooks that reproduce your work exactly

• Clear, precise scientific writing

• Access to unpublished or private datasets you have the right to share is a strong plus

• Deep knowledge of at least one niche area, such as a non-model organism, an unusual assay, or a specialized area of genomic interpretation is a strong plus