Remote Computational Biology Research Scientist

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Home office allowance

Online learning

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Research Scientist in Computational Biology to join a globally distributed, remote research team. You will analyze large-scale omics datasets (genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics) and apply advanced computational methods from your home office.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD and has strong skills in Python or R, statistics, and bioinformatics, with a track record of remote collaboration and scientific communication.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, CS, or related field.
• Experience analyzing large-scale biological data with ML/statistics.
• Proficiency in Python or R.
• Experience with remote team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement computational pipelines for high-throughput data.
• Develop ML models to identify biomarkers and targets.
• Collaborate with experimental scientists to interpret results.
• Visualize data for publications and presentations.
• Develop new algorithms and software for data analysis.
• Stay updated on advances in computational biology.

Skills

Python

R

Bioinformatics

Statistics

Remote collaboration

Education

PhD in Computational Biology or related field

Tools

Bioinformatics tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Research Scientist in Computational Biology to join a globally distributed, remote research team. You will analyze large-scale omics datasets (genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics) and apply advanced computational methods from your home office.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD and has strong skills in Python or R, statistics, and bioinformatics, with a track record of remote collaboration and scientific communication.