Computational Biologist - Fully Remote | Up to $110/hr

mercor; United States; À distance; USD 124 000 - 152 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Mercor is headquartered in San Francisco and offers remote contractual opportunities.

We are seeking a BioInformatics Expert to perform data-analysis tasks, generate reproducible results, and communicate findings clearly, focusing on sequencing and omics data with Python or R. The role emphasizes real-world data interpretation, transparent assumptions, and producing structured outputs for AI research

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, statistical genetics, quantitative biology, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience analyzing sequencing and omics data, including RNA-seq, WGS/WES, variant calling, metagenomics, or proteomics.
• Experience with tools like samtools, bcftools, bedtools, BWA, Bowtie2, BLAST, Python (pandas, Biopython, pysam) or R/Bioconductor (DESeq2, edgeR, limma, GenomicRanges).
• Ability to write and run Jupyter notebooks that reproduce work exactly.
• Clear, precise scientific writing.

Responsabilités

• Complete realistic, multi-step scientific data-analysis tasks in bioinformatics.
• Write original bioinformatics questions with exact and objective answers.
• Choose and anonymize data from public archives like GEO, SRA/ENA, ArrayExpress, PRIDE, PDB, MGnify, or unpublished lab data for model analysis.
• Use scientific software, code, and command-line tools to generate reproducible analyses and structured outputs.
• Develop a Jupyter validation notebook using Python or R to reproduce correct answers.
• Interpret results in the context of biological or translational questions, communicating assumptions, uncertainty, and conclusions clearly.

Connaissances

Bioinformatics

Genomics

Python

R

Jupyter notebooks

Scientific writing

Formation

Master's/PhD in Bioinformatics

Outils

samtools

bcftools

bedtools

BWA

Bowtie2

BLAST

pysam

Pandas

Biopython

GenomicRanges

DESeq2

edgeR

limma

Description du poste

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: BioInformatics Experts

Type: Contract

Compensation: $90–$110/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Complete realistic, multi-step scientific data-analysis tasks in bioinformatics.
• Write original bioinformatics questions with exact and objective answers.
• Choose and anonymize data from public archives like GEO , SRA/ENA , ArrayExpress , PRIDE , PDB , MGnify , or your unpublished lab data for model analysis.
• Use scientific software, code, and command-line tools to generate reproducible analyses and structured outputs.
• Develop a Jupyter validation notebook using Python or R to reproduce correct answers.
• Interpret results in the context of biological or translational questions, communicating assumptions, uncertainty, and conclusions clearly.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Master's or PhD in bioinformatics , computational biology , genomics , statistical genetics , quantitative biology , or a related field.
• Hands-on experience analyzing sequencing and omics data, including RNA-seq , WGS/WES , variant calling, metagenomics , or proteomics .
• Experience with tools like samtools , bcftools , bedtools , BWA , Bowtie2 , BLAST , Python ( pandas , Biopython , pysam ) or R/Bioconductor ( DESeq2 , edgeR , limma , GenomicRanges ).
• Ability to write and run Jupyter notebooks that reproduce work exactly.
• Clear, precise scientific writing.

Preferred

• Access to unpublished or private datasets you can share.
• Deep knowledge of a niche area, such as a non-model organism, unusual assay, or specialized genomic interpretation.