Bioinformatician — Genomics & Data Analytics

Placements24; Paarl; Hybrid; ZAR 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Career growth opportunities

Access to cutting-edge computational资源

Job summary

Placements24 in Paarl is seeking a skilled Bioinformatician to support genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic data analyses. You will develop computational pipelines and collaborate with scientists to interpret results, contributing to disease mechanism research and therapeutic development.

The role requires strong skills in Python and R, experience with cloud computing and HPC, and a solid background in molecular biology and statistics.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, or related field.
• Proven experience in analyzing large biological datasets using Python and R and bioinformatics tools.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms and high-performance computing environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement computational pipelines for analysis of biological data (NGS, RNA-Seq, proteomics).
• Analyze genomic and transcriptomic datasets to identify patterns, biomarkers, and gene functions.
• Collaborate with biologists and clinicians to interpret findings and design experiments.
• Manage and maintain databases for biological research data.
• Contribute to scientific publications and presentations of results.

Skills

Python

R

Bioinformatics tools

Statistical analysis

Education

Master's or PhD in Bioinformatics/ Computational Biology/ CS

Tools

Cloud platforms

High-performance computing

Job description

Placements24 in Paarl is seeking a skilled Bioinformatician to support genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic data analyses. You will develop computational pipelines and collaborate with scientists to interpret results, contributing to disease mechanism research and therapeutic development.

The role requires strong skills in Python and R, experience with cloud computing and HPC, and a solid background in molecular biology and statistics.