Remote Computational Biologist: Drug Discovery & Targets

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible hours

Health insurance

Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented Computational Biologist to join its remote-first drug discovery team. You will leverage computational methods to analyze genomics, proteomics, and screening data, guiding pre-clinical research and target prioritization.

Collaborating with biologists and chemists, you will design experiments, develop tools, and stay ahead of advances in computational biology and drug discovery to accelerate novel therapeutics from anywhere.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computational Biology or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in computational biology, drug discovery.
• Proficiency in Python or R and bioinformatics tools.
• Strong statistics, ML, and data mining applied to biology.

Responsibilities

• Develop computational methods for genomics, proteomics, and screening data.
• Identify drug targets via in silico analysis and pathway modeling.
• Design and interpret computational experiments for discovery programs.
• Collaborate with bench scientists to validate predictions.
• Develop databases and tools to support discovery.
• Stay current with advances in computational biology and drug discovery technologies.

Skills

PhD in Bioinformatics

Python

R

Machine learning

Data mining

Genomics data analysis

Education

PhD in Computational Biology

Tools

Bioconductor

Jupyter

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a talented Computational Biologist to join its remote-first drug discovery team. You will leverage computational methods to analyze genomics, proteomics, and screening data, guiding pre-clinical research and target prioritization.

Collaborating with biologists and chemists, you will design experiments, develop tools, and stay ahead of advances in computational biology and drug discovery to accelerate novel therapeutics from anywhere.