Bioinformatics Specialist | $85/hr Remote | Mercor

Crossing Hurdles; United States; On-site; USD 89,544 - 117,096; Part time

Job summary

A research organization is seeking a Bioinformatics Specialist to analyze sequencing datasets and design benchmark problems. The role is remote and requires an advanced degree in computational biology or related fields, with strong proficiency in bioinformatics tools and programming. This position offers an hourly contract with flexible commitment hours. Ideal candidates will have experience in preprocessing datasets and validating solutions using bioinformatics analysis pipelines.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, or related field.
• Strong experience analyzing sequencing or omics datasets (e.g., RNA‑seq, WGS, mass spec).
• Proficiency with bioinformatics tools (e.g., BLAST, samtools, DESeq2) and formats (FASTA/FASTQ/BAM).

Responsibilities

• Design biologically grounded benchmark problems.
• Identify, preprocess, and anonymize datasets from public repositories.
• Validate dataset solutions using bioinformatics analysis pipelines.

Skills

Data analysis

Bioinformatics tools

Programming in Python or R

Dataset preprocessing

Education

MS or PhD in computational biology or related field

Tools

BLAST

samtools

DESeq2

Jupyter notebooks

Job description

Bioinformatics Specialist | $85/hr Remote | Mercor

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Base pay range

$65.00/hr - $85.00/hr

Organization: Mercor

Position: PhD-Level Computational Biologist

Referral Partner: Crossing Hurdles

Type: Hourly Contract

Compensation: $65–$85/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities (Training support will be provided)

• Design biologically grounded benchmark problems with correct answers and multiple plausible distractors.
• Identify, preprocess, and anonymize datasets from repositories such as GEO, SRA, and NCBI.
• Subsample and structure datasets to prevent metadata inference.
• Validate dataset solutions using bioinformatics analysis pipelines and visualizations.
• Work within technical limits including dataset size and time constraints for each task.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, or a related field.
• Strong experience analyzing sequencing or omics datasets (e.g., RNA‑seq, WGS, mass spec).
• Proficiency with bioinformatics tools (e.g., BLAST, samtools, DESeq2) and formats (FASTA/FASTQ/BAM).
• Skilled in Python, R, or bash; experience working with Jupyter notebooks.
• Understanding of biological experiment design and common data artifacts such as batch effects.

Application Process (Takes 20 min)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume (15 min)

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Research, Education, and Science

Industries

Higher Education and Research Services