Remote Computational Biologist: Genomics & ML for Discovery

Placements24

Centurion

Hybrid

ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Conference opportunities

Health coverage

Access to advanced computational tools

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented Computational Biologist to join a remote-first research team advancing biological discoveries through advanced computational methods and data analysis. You will analyze large-scale genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic datasets to uncover insights that support drug discovery, collaborating with experimental biologists and bioinformaticians worldwide.

PhD in Computational Biology or a related field is required; strong Python or R skills and experience with HPC

Qualifications

PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, CS, Statistics or related field.
Proven experience analyzing biological data with computational and statistical methods.
Proficient in Python or R; familiarity with bioinformatics tools and databases.

Responsibilities

Develop and apply computational methods to analyze large-scale biological datasets (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics).
Design algorithms and software tools for data processing, integration and interpretation.
Collaborate with experimental biologists to design studies and interpret results.
Visualize complex biological data to communicate findings clearly.
Contribute to predictive models and machine learning approaches for biology.
Maintain documentation of code, methods and analysis pipelines for reproducibility.