Principal Genomics Bioinformatician | Pipelines & Team Lead

Placements24; George; Vor Ort; ZAR 1.800.000 - 2.400.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical aid

Bonuses

Relocation support

Growth opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Bioinformatician to lead genomics research initiatives in George, Western Cape. The role focuses on designing complex analyses, developing pipelines, mentoring a team, and driving translational genomics projects for human and agricultural research.

You will collaborate with molecular biologists and clinicians, apply ML to genomic data, and contribute to high-impact publications while ensuring data integrity and compliance.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in a quantitative field such as Bioinformatics or Genomics.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive bioinformatics experience in genomics.
• Experience leading bioinformatics projects and research teams.
• Strong programming and data analysis skills in NGS workflows.

Aufgaben

• Lead development of advanced bioinformatics pipelines for NGS data.
• Design and manage large genomics projects from design to interpretation.
• Apply statistical methods and ML to genomic analyses.
• Collaborate with biologists, geneticists, and clinicians to interpret results.
• Mentor and supervise a bioinformatics team to ensure quality and timeliness.
• Contribute to development of proprietary analysis software and publications.

Kenntnisse

Python

R

Shell scripting

Machine learning

Leadership

Ausbildung

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics or Genomics

Tools

GATK

BLAST

IGV

HPC/SLURM

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Bioinformatician to lead genomics research initiatives in George, Western Cape. The role focuses on designing complex analyses, developing pipelines, mentoring a team, and driving translational genomics projects for human and agricultural research.

You will collaborate with molecular biologists and clinicians, apply ML to genomic data, and contribute to high-impact publications while ensuring data integrity and compliance.