Lead Genomics Bioinformatics Scientist | Hybrid/Remote

Placements24; Soweto; Hybride; ZAR 1 500 000 - 2 300 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Premier medical aid

Retirement fund contributions

Generous leave allowances

Professional development & conference

Hybrid work environment

Résumé du poste

Placements24 seeks a Principal Research Scientist in Bioinformatics to lead cutting-edge pipelines for genomic and omics data in Soweto. The hybrid role balances on-site collaboration with remote work while driving disease research and drug discovery efforts.

You will oversee teams, apply advanced ML/statistical methods, and publish findings at conferences. A PhD and 10+ years in bioinformatics with leadership experience are required, with a track record of impactful publications.

Qualifications

• PhD in a quantitative field.

Responsabilités

• Lead design and optimize complex bioinformatics pipelines for multi-omics data.
• Apply advanced statistical and machine learning methods to large datasets.
• Interpret genomic variations and expression patterns in disease research.
• Collaborate with biologists, clinicians and data scientists to drive projects.
• Mentor a team of bioinformaticians and computational biologists.
• Develop novel algorithms and software tools for analysis.
• Publish high-impact findings and present at conferences.
• Contribute to grant writing and external funding opportunities.
• Ensure reproducible and scalable bioinformatics workflows.
• Stay updated with genomics and computational biology advances.

Connaissances

Python

R

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Leadership

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Scientific communication

Data analysis

Publications

Formation

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics or related quantitative field

Outils

AWS/GCP/Azure

HPC environments

Bioconductor

NGS data analysis tools

Description du poste

Placements24 seeks a Principal Research Scientist in Bioinformatics to lead cutting-edge pipelines for genomic and omics data in Soweto. The hybrid role balances on-site collaboration with remote work while driving disease research and drug discovery efforts.

You will oversee teams, apply advanced ML/statistical methods, and publish findings at conferences. A PhD and 10+ years in bioinformatics with leadership experience are required, with a track record of impactful publications.