Remote Computational Biologist: Drug Discovery & AI

Placements24; Soweto; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Health and wellness benefits

Professional development

Home office equipment allowance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a computational biologist for a fully remote role in South Africa. You will analyze omics datasets, develop computational methods, and apply ML for target identification, pathway analysis, and drug response prediction.

You will collaborate with experimental teams virtually, maintain pipelines, and stay current with advances in bioinformatics and cloud computing.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biology, or a related quantitative field.
• Proven experience in analyzing biological data using computational tools.
• Proficiency in Python or R, and experience with relevant bioinformatics and data analysis libraries.
• Strong understanding of molecular biology, genetics, and drug discovery processes.
• Experience with machine learning techniques applied to biological data.
• Familiarity with databases and data management principles.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, comfortable working in a remote, distributed team.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large-scale biological datasets (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.) to identify potential drug targets.
• Develop and apply computational and statistical methods to biological research problems.
• Implement machine learning models for target identification, pathway analysis, and drug response prediction.
• Collaborate closely with experimental biologists, chemists, and pharmacologists to integrate computational findings into drug discovery programs.
• Design and execute bioinformatics analyses to interpret high-throughput screening data.
• Develop data visualization tools and reports to communicate complex biological insights effectively.
• Stay current with advancements in computational biology, bioinformatics, drug discovery, and relevant machine learning techniques.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of internal databases and computational pipelines.
• Participate actively in team meetings and contribute to strategic research planning.

Skills

Python

R

Bioinformatics

Machine learning

Statistics

Data analysis

Communication

Remote collaboration

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/CS/Biology or related quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

Bioconductor

AWS

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a computational biologist for a fully remote role in South Africa. You will analyze omics datasets, develop computational methods, and apply ML for target identification, pathway analysis, and drug response prediction.

You will collaborate with experimental teams virtually, maintain pipelines, and stay current with advances in bioinformatics and cloud computing.