Lead Bioinformatics Scientist — On-Site, Genomics & Targets

Placements24; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 in Gauteng, South Africa, seeks a Lead Bioinformatics Scientist for their on-site Tembisa facility. You will lead a team, shape analytical strategies, and drive interpretation of genomic and proteomic data to identify targets and biomarkers.

This role requires a PhD and 7+ years in bioinformatics, with strong coding in Python/R/Perl, and cloud/docker experience. You will collaborate across biology, drug discovery, and publications while advancing cutting-edge methods.

Qualifications

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistics, Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years in bioinformatics with leadership experience.
• Proficiency in Python, R or Perl and bioinformatics tools.
• Experience with next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis.
• Strong data modeling, machine learning and data mining knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of bioinformatics scientists.
• Develop and optimize analytical workflows for genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics.
• Design and optimize pipelines for efficiency, scalability and reproducibility.
• Collaborate with molecular biologists, geneticists, and drug discovery scientists.
• Present findings and contribute to grants, publications and conferences.

Skills

Team leadership

Bioinformatics analytics

Communication skills

Education

PhD in Bioinformatics or related field

Tools

Python

R

Perl

Docker

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Job description

Placements24 in Gauteng, South Africa, seeks a Lead Bioinformatics Scientist for their on-site Tembisa facility. You will lead a team, shape analytical strategies, and drive interpretation of genomic and proteomic data to identify targets and biomarkers.

This role requires a PhD and 7+ years in bioinformatics, with strong coding in Python/R/Perl, and cloud/docker experience. You will collaborate across biology, drug discovery, and publications while advancing cutting-edge methods.