Bioinformatics Data Scientist - Plant Breeding Pipelines

Sakata Seed Southern Africa; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Sakata Seed Southern Africa is seeking a data science and bioinformatics professional to join the EMEA molecular biology team in Lanseria, just west of Johannesburg.

You will analyze large datasets, write pipelines in R, Python and Bash, and develop computational tools to support vegetable breeding programmes for customers across the region. English proficiency and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in bioinformatics or a closely related field.
• Background in Genetics and plant sciences is preferred.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Ability to write scripts and develop pipelines in R, Python and Bash to process large datasets.
• Own vehicle is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large datasets to support molecular biology projects.
• Write scripts and pipelines in R, Python and Bash to process data.
• Develop computational tools to support vegetable-breeding programmes.

Skills

R

Python

Bash

Education

Master’s Degree specializing in Bioinformatics

Job description

Sakata Seed Southern Africa is seeking a data science and bioinformatics professional to join the EMEA molecular biology team in Lanseria, just west of Johannesburg.

You will analyze large datasets, write pipelines in R, Python and Bash, and develop computational tools to support vegetable breeding programmes for customers across the region. English proficiency and teamwork are essential.