Remote Genomics Lead & Bioinformatics Architect

Placements24; Stellenbosch Local Municipality; Remote; ZAR 2,030,000 - 3,046,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Remote-first environment

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24, a cutting-edge biotechnology firm focused on personalized medicine, is seeking a Lead Bioinformatician to spearhead genomics data analysis from a remote setting. You will design scalable pipelines for WGS, WES, and RNA-Seq, mentor a bioinformatics team, collaborate with researchers and clinicians, and ensure reproducibility and clear communication of complex results.

The ideal candidate has a Ph.D.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as Bioinformatics.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in bioinformatics with genomics focus.
• Proven leadership of bioinformatics projects or teams.
• Strong programming (Python/R/Perl) and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and optimization of scalable bioinformatics pipelines for large-scale genomic data (WGS, WES, RNA-Seq).
• Manage and curate complex biological datasets, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
• Apply advanced statistics and machine learning for variant calling, assembly, differential expression, and pathway analyses.
• Collaborate with researchers, clinicians, and data scientists to define questions and interpret results.
• Supervise and mentor a remote bioinformatics team, promoting collaboration.
• Ensure quality, reproducibility, and documentation of analyses and tools.
• Stay updated on bioinformatics and genomics advancements.
• Communicate complex findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to publications and presentations.

Skills

Python

R

Perl

Cloud computing

Machine learning

Data visualization

Education

Ph.D. or Master’s in Bioinformatics

Tools

Bioconductor

GATK

samtools

Docker

Singularity

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Placements24, a cutting-edge biotechnology firm focused on personalized medicine, is seeking a Lead Bioinformatician to spearhead genomics data analysis from a remote setting. You will design scalable pipelines for WGS, WES, and RNA-Seq, mentor a bioinformatics team, collaborate with researchers and clinicians, and ensure reproducibility and clear communication of complex results.

The ideal candidate has a Ph.D.