Remote Bioinformatician: Viral Genomics (Part-Time)

Primary Diagnostics, Inc; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 117,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Primary.Health is seeking an experienced On-Demand Bioinformatician – Viral Genomics to analyze viral sequence data, track emerging variants, and advise on how genomic changes may affect diagnostic tests. This is a remote, contract-based role with a 10-hour weekly retainer.

You will run reproducible analyses, stay current with surveillance data from CDC/WHO/GISAID, and communicate results to non-technical stakeholders. A part-time schedule suits flexibility and outbreak-driven workloads.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of hands-on viral or pathogen genomics experience.
• Proficiency in Python and/or R and standard genomics tools (e.g., Nextclade, Pangolin, Nextstrain).
• Experience evaluating molecular diagnostics against sequence variation preferred.
• Strong written communication; comfortable working independently on a part-time schedule.

Responsibilities

• Analyze viral genomes (e.g., SARS-CoV-2, influenza, RSV) to identify mutations, lineages, and variants of concern.
• Assess the impact of sequence changes on assay performance (primer/probe binding, sensitivity).
• Run and maintain reproducible pipelines for alignment, variant calling, and lineage assignment.
• Summarize findings clearly for non-technical stakeholders.
• Monitor CDC, WHO, and GISAID surveillance and flag relevant developments.

Skills

Python

R

Strong written communication

Independent work

Education

Advanced degree in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology or related field

Tools

Nextclade

Pangolin

Nextstrain

Job description

Primary.Health is seeking an experienced On-Demand Bioinformatician – Viral Genomics to analyze viral sequence data, track emerging variants, and advise on how genomic changes may affect diagnostic tests. This is a remote, contract-based role with a 10-hour weekly retainer.

You will run reproducible analyses, stay current with surveillance data from CDC/WHO/GISAID, and communicate results to non-technical stakeholders. A part-time schedule suits flexibility and outbreak-driven workloads.